[Ct-nfb] FW: [TTZ] Will we be saying, bye bye to Braille!

[Hamit Campos]

This is from the tech zone. The guy got it off another list though as he
points. Check it out. What say you to this?

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From: The-tech-zone [mailto:the-tech-zone-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf
Of Chris Apple boy via The-tech-zone
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 2:44 AM
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Subject: [TTZ] Will we be saying, bye bye to Braille!

Got this off another list. I say no way! Braille will be around now and into
the future. nothing will ever replace conventional methods.

Researchers from MIT Media Labs are developing a wearable device that can
read out printed text using a synthesized voice, helping the sight-impaired
read books without the use of Braille.

Called the FingerReader, the ring-like device has a mounted camera for
scanning text. Audio feedback comes in the form of a robot voice that sounds
like it has a speech impediment. However, according to the research team's
website, the device is "just a research prototype at this point," so audio
feedback would be fixed if and when it becomes available to the mass market.

To help the sight-impaired read text more efficiently, the device has cues
or "haptic feedback" to help blind readers maintain a straight scanning
motion with their finger. It gives out a vibration signal when their finger
veers away from the line of text, and does the same thing when they've
reached the end and the start of every line of text.

  The device can't read the fine print in your contracts, but it can detect
12-point printed text, which is ubiquitous enough when it comes to printed
text. In an interview with TechCrunch, Roy Shilkrot, one of the researchers
for the project, hopes that the device will help more than the visually
impared. He said that the device is for people with "disability, ability,
and superability" and hinted that it could be used to translate languages.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/fingerreader-h...

The team behind the FingerReader is said to be looking into miniaturization
and features such as tethering to a PC or smartphone. If you want to see the
device in action, check out the demo video below.

http://vimeo.com/86912300#at=31

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