[Ohio-talk] Fwd: [duxnews] Orbit Research Group & TBG announes project for low cost braille display.

[Marianne Denning]

This has possibilities.

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From: Neal <neal at duxsys.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 11:31:30 -0400
Subject: [duxnews] Orbit Research Group & TBG announes project for low
cost braille display.
To: duxnews at freelists.org

Hello:

I thought the following press release would be of interest.

This is not an endorsement.

Cheers,  Neal

Email: Neal at duxsys.com

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Orbit Research and the Transforming Braille Group Announce Agreement
to Produce Low-cost Refreshable Braille Display



WILMINGTON, DE – August 6, 2015 – Orbit Research LLC and the
Transforming Braille Group LLC are pleased to announce an agreement to
produce a low cost, refreshable braille display.



Orbit, an international engineering company based in Wilmington,
Delaware, specialising in high quality, low cost products for blind
and partially sighted people, will be undertaking the research,
development and manufacture of this unique product.



The Transforming Braille Group LLC is a global consortium of
organisations of and for the blind which is investing $1m in the
project.



The objective of the project is to produce a stand-alone 20-cell
refreshable braille display for $300 (or £200) which will bring
refreshable braille within the reach of children in developing
countries and will provide libraries in developed countries with a
viable alternative to hard copy braille. The product will be launched
at CSUN in 2016.



The display is designed to work through USB and Bluetooth connectivity
with 'smart' phones and tablets. It is not intended to compete with
high specification refreshable braille display already on the market,
primarily used in education and employment but is intended to bring
braille displayed e-books to a wide audience at an economical price.



"The agreement with TBG is a landmark in our journey to develop and
manufacture essential products at an affordable cost through the
application of mainstream technology in unique and innovative ways”
said Dr. Gina Spagnoli, Orbit Research’s Founder.  “While each of our
previous products has brought a multi-fold improvement in the state of
the art in terms of performance, cost, size and features, we are
thrilled that through this partnership with TBG, we will be able to
offer a game-changing product that will impact the daily lives of
millions of blind people across the world”



TBG President, Kevin Carey said: "At last we have a technology which
will guarantee the survival of braille. It has been my long-standing,
publicly stated objective to find a disruptive technology which will
radically force down the cost of refreshable braille so that the
world's digital content becomes available in a tactile format. This
new device will bring braille within the price range of educators in
developing countries and will enable most blind people to access
e-books and other internet material without resorting to specialist
libraries."



TBG estimates that its new product will retail at a unit cost less
than 20% of the current market price.



Contact details:

Kevin Carey, President,

Transforming Braille Group LLC

Tel:  +44(0)1273 834321

Email:  humanity at atlas.co.uk

www.Transformingbraille.org  (under construction)



Carla Morris

Orbit Research LLC

Tel:  1-888-606-7248

Email: morris.carla at orbitresearch.com

www.orbitresearch.com






-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053