[bksvol-discuss] Fwd: Fw: Braille mouse-like computer display
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:43:34 -0800 (PST)
Another article from my shy friend that I'm posting
because I think it will be of interest.
Cindy
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> If this goes to market, I wonder how much this baby
> will cost?!!
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> Engadget
> Saturday, March 12, 2005
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> Braille mouse-like computer display
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> By Barb Dybwad
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> Normally, displays for the visually impaired are
> rather on the large and
> expensive side. Many actuators are used to create
> these refreshable tactile
> displays with 20 - 80 braille cells, each with eight
> pins that can be raised
> or lowered to represent braille points.
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> The Braille mouse takes a different approach,
> simulating the larger display
> in a much smaller form factor by employing a
> rotating disc. The braille
> cells live inside a mouse-like case, with a reading
> window inside to allow
> users to feel the characters on the disc. An
> activation mechanism below the
> disc brings the braille pins into the correct
> orientation.
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> Related Link: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,
> Belgium
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http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~nobels/braillemouse.html
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> http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000330035692/
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