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B-Touch cell phone with Braille touchscreen is an iPhone for the blind

B-Touch cell phone with Braille touchscreen is an iPhone for the blind

Designer Zhenwei You's B-Touch cell phone would give blind users the same kind of multifunctional versatility that the iPhone enjoys. Instead of a glossy touchscreen, the B-Touch instead has a Braille interface that'll allow sightless navigation through the phones proposed features, including voice recognition and speech, a simple navigation system, and a scanner that can read text from a page as well as recognize objects.

As with the many other Braille-enabled devices we've seen, the B-Touch is sadly just a concept, but you have to wonder how far off this kind of technology really is. Check out more of the B-Touch in the gallery below, or see how it works in this video.






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i have a son who is deaf and blind and i think he will be able to benifit from this device please keep me posted.re...More »


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By Liz at 8:06 PM ON 06/18/09

I have a blind adult daughter who would benefit from this machine. Please put me on your mailing list for updates and do not give out my e-mail, please. thanks.

By aashish at 9:41 PM ON 07/16/09

i have a son who is deaf and blind and i think he will be able to benifit from this device please keep me posted.really need for my son.


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