I miss my optacon, it did things we still cannot do although we are getting closer with ios.

On Jun 14, 2014, at 9:31 PM, harry brown wrote:

> HI all,
> I love when people invent tech, and I'm for that, however, I don't know about all of you, but man oh man, in about 10 minutes, my arm would be tired of reading a whole page, going side to side.
> Harry
> On 6/12/2014 8:05 PM, Bill Pasco wrote:
>> This actually sounds like a solution seeking a problem. It appears to actually be a step backward to me. Reminds me of the old Optacon days.  And to state it obviates Braille is just ignorant.
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>> Bill
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>> thought this may be of interest to some! 
>> cool.  I wonder how much this little device will cost when all is said and done?
>> Researchers from MIT Media Labs are developing a wearable device that can
>> read out printed text using a synthesized voice, helping the sight-impaired
>> read books without the use of Braille.
>> Called the FingerReader, the ring-like device has a mounted camera for
>> scanning text. Audio feedback comes in the form of a robot voice that sounds
>> like it has a speech impediment. However, according to the research team's
>> website, the device is "just a research prototype at this point," so audio
>> feedback would be fixed if and when it becomes available to the mass market.
>> To help the sight-impaired read text more efficiently, the device has cues
>> or "haptic feedback" to help blind readers maintain a straight scanning
>> motion with their finger. It gives out a vibration signal when their finger
>> veers away from the line of text, and does the same thing when they've
>> reached the end and the start of every line of text.
>> The device can't read the fine print in your contracts, but it can detect
>> 12-point printed text, which is ubiquitous enough when it comes to printed
>> text. In an interview with TechCrunch, Roy Shilkrot, one of the researchers
>> for the project, hopes that the device will help more than the visually
>> impared. He said that the device is for people with "disability, ability,
>> and superability" and hinted that it could be used to translate languages.
>> http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/fingerreader-h
>> ...
>> The team behind the FingerReader is said to be looking into miniaturization
>> and features such as tethering to a PC or smartphone. If you want to see the
>> device in action, check out the demo video below.
>> http://vimeo.com/86912300#at=31
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