[nabs-l] Braille e-Book CONCEPT

[Rania]

I think it is a good idea.
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From: "Sarah Alawami" <marrie12 at gmail.com>
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>I do agree there.  I can see it beeing used maybe as a multi line brl
> display, or beeing used by nls patrons to read web braille books.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
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> Of Rob Lambert
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:19 PM
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> Subject: [nabs-l] Braille e-Book CONCEPT
>
> Note that this is only a CONCEPT! This article tells nothing about
> availability, price, or even if it will exist on the production line. To 
> sum
> it up, it's like a Braille version of the Amazon Kindle. You don't even 
> need
> a Braille display to use it. Just like the Amazon Kindle uses a 
> refreshable
> paper technology for it's print to reduce the battery life and make 
> reading
> more natural for sighted people, so to does this use a technology to 
> achieve
> a similar effect in Braille. The link is below a blank line. I do this to
> separate the text from the web page to avoid a possibility of run-on 
> speech
> with some synthesizers. Enjoy. A side note: If we want hard copy Braille 
> in
> the twenty first century, and don't want to bother with expensive 
> embossers
> or Braille displays for things like textbooks, I'd say this is the way to 
> do
> it. I think we should push for this to go into production.
>
> Link: http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/04/17/braille-e-book/
>
>
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