This type of technology has existed for several years; and it is
definitely posible help blind computer user to read graphical images. But
the price is always the first thing to consider when you do deasibility
research.
Ren
On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Jody Ianuzzi wrote:
> I saw a segment on ABC news last night that really got my attention. They
> described a computer system that presents a 3-D hologram of the heart with
> a tactual sensor interface. You can " feel " the heart my moving the probe
> and the resistance is similar to what you would feel in touching a real
> heart. This project was designed to train doctors, but I immediately
> thought of how this type of interface could be used by blind people to
> access graphics and 3-D images. WOW!
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> JODY
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