[nabs-l] Braille e-Book CONCEPT

[Antonio Guimaraes]

Is this all that you guys are all gunho about?


Due to cost and inefficiency, not many books are available in Braille 
version. At the same time, translating a ordinary book into braille will 
double the thickness of the book. Here comes the solution, the Braille 
E-Book concept designed by Korean designers, Seon-Keun Park, Byung-Min Woo, 
Sun-Hye Woo and Jin-Sun Park.


Designed for visually challenged people, the Braille E-Book  utilizes the 
EAP technology that can dynamically change the surface pattern by way of an 
electromagnetic signal-simulating braille text.




You want simulated braille, not the real thing? How about a Braille sense, 
note, Pacmate, or other note-taker. That don't work for you?

If there is more I am missing, please post it in full, because I am missing 
the point. Does the thing cost $300 or something for your simulated braille 
device?

Let me know.

Curious,

Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.

National Braille Press
1800 548-read, ext 20.
aguimaraes at nbp.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Lambert" <rmlambert1987 at yahoo.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille e-Book CONCEPT


>I couldn't remember if that link had any info on it, so here's something I 
>did find that talks about how the device works. As far as my idea of the 
>concept being developed or whatever I said in the beginning, my apologies, 
>bad choice of words. I was just so shocked that such a device could exist 
>that I didn't think before I typed. The link is below a blank line.
>
> Link: http://www.itechnews.net/?p=21194&akst_action=share-this
>
> --- On Fri, 5/1/09, Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org> wrote:
> From: Antonio Guimaraes <aguimaraes at nbp.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille e-Book CONCEPT
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Friday, May 1, 2009, 9:57 AM
>
> you want to produce a concept?
>
> Concepts are developed, built, prototyped, manufactured and sold.
>
> Either I missed something, or I really saw just a few paragraphs talking 
> about
> something i already have, a braille display that can read braille books.
>
> Where is the science behind this "wonderful" idea?
>
> Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Lambert"
> <rmlambert1987 at yahoo.com>
> To: "NFB Student List" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:18 AM
> 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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