Hi all,


Here's a YouTube video on the Blitab, a smart tablet that is also a 
multi-line braille display. It's being featured at CES 2017. The video 
doesn't say, but I think I read somewhere else that it's close to a full 
braille page in size. The video does say that it'll cost about five 
hundred dollars. What's a little confusing to me is what operating 
system is being used. During the demonstration, the presenter keeps 
referring to Voiceover, but during the Q-and-A, he says it runs on 
Android, which makes more sense in terms of licensing. The TTS is not 
loud enough for me to be sure.


After the demo, judges talk about the product's pros and cons. There 
discussion is interesting because it assumes that things like Google 
Home and Amazon Echo can take the place of braille. In other words, they 
seem to think of scenarios that don't involve school or work.


If anyone handles one, please let us know. I visited the website, but 
the preorder link only opens up a contact form.


Here's the CES video on the Blitab:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF3ZP5ze5jU



Ciao


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