[bksvol-discuss] Re: U-Michigan developing full screen tablet braille display for $1,000

  • From: Sue Stevens <sueimoogene@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:24:22 -0600

Yes, this is indeed wonderful news!! Thanks, Judy, for sharing.

Sue S.


On 14/01/2016, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's about time someone tackled this, and came up with something that
doesn't have a price that's ridiculously high.  From the article:  "What
we’re trying to build in this project is full-page tactile screen for
something like a Kindle or an iPad where you could just display
refreshable text in real time," O’Modhrain said. "Relative to what’s
done today and how that’s done, it's a complete paradigm shift." ...
"The U-M researchers' aim to offer that capability at just $1,000 per
device."

http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/news/stories/2015/december/bringing-braille-back-with-a-better-display-technology

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