I guess I'm not clear on what they claim to have invented. So are they saying they've created a cheaper way to manufacture refreshable braille devices? Or that they can make raised and lowered bumps of arbitrary shape and size such as lines and circles? The article seems to be unaware of voiceover on the iphone. I think there is a lot more to navigation of an iphone than being able to feel the buttons. The whole flick jesture to jump from link to link or header to header seems more usable in the real world. At CSun two years ago they had a booth with a tactile map of a marina about the size of a desk. Even if that had been refreshable, would it be more useful than presenting the same info as walking directions and points of interest along a route?
CB Yuma Antoine Decaux wrote: > Here's an interesting read, and how lots of other applications can > have a touchy feely twist to them. All the better for the visually > impaired. Until the eye comes out that is > > http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-08/iphones-blind > > best > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
