[nfbmi-talk] University Of Michigan Developing Fuller, Less Expensive Braille/Graphics Display For Mobile Devices

[David Andrews]

Hi:

Let's hope they come up with something.  The video is generic enough 
that there are no real details -- where they are etc.

I have been involved with NFB's R&D Committee for about 25 years and 
we have seen many prototypes over the years, mechanical, air driven, 
fluid driven etc.  All of them have had one drawback or another, 
expense, complexity, very slow refresh rates etc.  However, there are 
a number of people working on a number of approaches, and at some 
point, technology will improve enough that one of these new methods 
will work. Then we will have either full-page displays, or less 
expensive displays, or both.  I hope you guys can work with these 
folks, these projects always need good blind input, and the lack of 
such is why many of them fail. They don't see their own fatal flaws.

Dave

At 09:55 PM 1/28/2016, J.J. Meddaugh via nfbmi-talk wrote:
>Wow, this would be cool to see at state convention, if they have a 
>working prototype. I wonder how far along they are?
>
>
>Best regards,
>J.J.
>
>On 1/15/2016 9:43 AM, Kane Brolin via nfbmi-talk wrote:
>>I just ran across an obscure reference to this on a Bookshare list.  I
>>know that several companies in other parts of the world have alluded
>>to this, but the attached link represents the first I've heard of
>>related R&D happening this close to home, at the University of
>>Michigan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fIg4rI4cDw
>>
>>Is anyone in the Michigan blindness community helping these folks to
>>flesh out their ideas or to test a prototype?
>>
>>Just wondering.  I've sent this out to lots of people just to see what
>>experience in the region people might be having with this project.
>>
>>Kind regards,
>>
>>-Kane

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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