Hi all, The news is great and would like to ask a few things here. The intention is not to pose questions without doing some work on this but to tell that there is more than one needs to ask.
1. this is suitable for screens that are large in Size, 2. mobile phones are out of question because of this, 3. to type one alphabet or no I have to tap at least once (for letter a) or more for other no's alphabets. 4. the no of taps that are required shall be less if we just give an qwerty keypad. 5. it says that you can type in conjunction with some other application as if it were to be substitute for the however as per the search I conducted this is not the case as the entire app covers the screen and the screen is divided into 6 parts with 6 colored dots in each part and when you tap it considers as the part selected. There is a simple way is what I know and shall be posting to the group soon. I am an Android App developer and hence I have expressed my views as per my knowledge. Regards, Khuzaima S Sadriwala -----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of Rahul Kelapure Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:36 PM To: accessindia Subject: [AI] A Braille application that's for everyone A Braille application that's for everyone A simple cellphone app created to let the blind type could also let sighted users text on their phone while doing other tasks like walking, watching TV, socialising or even secretly during a meeting Imagine if cellphone users could text a note under the table during a meeting without anyone being the wiser. Mobile gadget users might also be enabled to text while walking or socialising without taking their eyes off what they're doing. Georgia Tech researchers have built a prototype app for touchscreen devices. "Research has shown that chorded, or gesture-based, texting is a viable solution for eyes-free texting in the future, making obsolete the need for users to look at their devices while inputting text on them," said Mario Romero, the project's principal investigator. The free app, called BrailleTouch, incorporates the Braille writing system used by the visually impaired. It has been conceived as a texting tool for any of the millions of smartphone phone users worldwide. Early studies with visually impaired participants proficient in Braille typing have demonstrated that users can input at least six times the number of words per minute compared to other prototypes for eyes-free texting. Users reach up to 32 words per minute with 92 per cent accuracy with the prototype app for the iPhone. For sighted users, the team is exploring how the app could be a universal eyes-free texting app that replaces QWERTY keyboards. The app uses a gesture-based solution by turning the touchscreen into a soft-touch keyboard programmed for Braille and requiring only six keys, making it a practical solution. The key feature of the BrailleTouch is the use of the six-key config so that the keyboard fits on the screen and users keep their fingers in a relatively fixed position while texting. This design allows users to hold their device with the screen facing away from them - cradling the device with their palms to type with a majority of their fingers, identical to typing Braille on a standard keyboard -- Rahul Kelapure +91 9833349929 Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
