[nfbwatlk] touch sight camera

[carl jarvis]

  November 17, 2008 Capturing an image takes on a different meaning with the
    Touch Sight camera.  The device makes it possible for the visually impaired
to take digital photos by using a Braille-like screen to make a raised image
on the user's forehead of whatever the lens sees.
  Designed by Chueh Lee from Samsung China, the camera aims to provide a
means of recording the mental photograph that the visually-impaired create
of their surroundings using senses other than sight.  It records sound for
three seconds after pressing the shutter button so that the user can then
use the sound as a reference when reviewing and managing the photos and in
place of an LCD screen, the camera has a lightweight, flexible Braille
display sheet which shows a 3D image by embossing the surface.  
The sound and picture combine to become a touchable photo.  This image can
then be saved on the camera as well as be uploaded to share with others--and
downloaded to other Touch Sight cameras.
  The use of the forehead as the optimal position for the camera was
uncovered by Chueh during his research.  An instructor who teaches a
photography course for the visually impaired in Israel had discovered that
holding the camera to the forehead is the easiest way to keep the camera
still, and becomes almost like a third eye.  The instructor also found the
visually impaired have no problems estimating distances, since their sense
of hearing is especially sharp.
  The Touch Sight camera makes was recently named among Time Magazine's Best
Inventions of 2008

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