I hope someone will revive and possibly redesign the Optacon and shape it into a newer form of itself. It would be nice to have a slimmer version and a battery that lasts longer and takes less time to recharge. What do you think? And I would like to see a 100-pin tactile array. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "pacovey" <misscat@xxxxxxxx> To: "optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 6:03 AM Subject: [optacon-l] from Peggy Covey > Hello everyone, > Every once in awhile, someone comes along who wants to do something for us > blind folks. Last sunday I met with a student from the University of > Cincinnati School of Design. He is interested in inventing a device that > would be cheap and assist with travel. It would combine lasers and > vibrating motors to impart information. I talked with him, then invited > him to my home. You might say, I pulled him in to the deep end. He saw > everything in my office including the OPTACON. Of course, he had never > heard of it and was fascinated with it. He was able to recognize a few > letters. He appreciated the potential of it and wondered why it is > considered "old technology". I don't know what his project will be now but > it was fun spending three hours with him. > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.