[bksvol-discuss] New technology that can be made available to blind and visually impaired people

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  • Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:56:59 EDT

New technology that can be made available to blind people, not just for 
sighted people driving their cars
 
Times Magazine Apr 19,2004
Page 98
 
Screens That Touch You Back
Screens on everything from ATMs to TV remotes have got touchy. Rather than 
push real buttons, you touch onscreen icons. Such screens can present 
difficulties for the visually impaired, however, and can be a danger when 
mounted in 
cars. To address those problems, Alpine Electronics developed PulseTouch, a 
screen that vi­brates under your finger, changing the sensation with 
low-voltage 
impulses under  the screen's plastic skin as you move.  The result is virtual 
topography. Since the sensations vary, depending on whether you’re touching 
an 
icon or a blank area, you can finger through options without taking your eyes 
off the road. Alpine’s first Pulse Touch product is the IVA-D300 in-dash DVD 
player and receiver ($1,500) whose 7-in. screen can display navigation, music 
options or DVDs. The videos won’t play unless the car is parked.      —By 
Wilson Rothman

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