Braille E-book Concept Design

Alisa · 04-20-2009, 12:47 PM

Sorry if I miss this being posted. I haven't seen it yet, but Gizmodo is showing a Braille Ebook Reader concept made by Seon-Keun Park, Byung-Min Woo, Sun-Hye Woo & Jin-Sun Park using an "electroactive polymer". Exciting stuff.

DixieGal · 04-20-2009, 01:31 PM

Oh WOW!! This isn't a joke, is it? I wonder how quickly the page turns pop up the braille?

Jellby · 04-20-2009, 01:57 PM

Is it a touchscreen?

zelda_pinwheel · 04-20-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jellby

Is it a touchscreen?

this actually is really brilliant. i believe a similar machine already existed although i can't remember any of the details.

AlfonsVH · 04-20-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

this actually is really brilliant.

I think you mean brailliant

khalleron · 04-20-2009, 03:19 PM

I think that may be the single coolest electronic device I've ever seen. I want one, and I don't even know Braille!

DixieGal · 04-20-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AlfonsVH

I think you mean brailliant

zelda_pinwheel · 04-20-2009, 03:37 PM

thanks alisa for the info ! i've made a front-page post about it linking back here.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-20-2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AlfonsVH

I think you mean brailliant

Alphapheemail · 04-20-2009, 04:07 PM

It is BRAILLAINT... I knew some members were holding out on info

carld · 04-20-2009, 04:32 PM

I've often thought about a device exactly like this. I'm glad to see someone one has taken the idea and made it real.

daffy4u · 04-20-2009, 04:34 PM

OMG! How cool is that!

Fledchen · 04-20-2009, 05:32 PM

Sweet! Current braille display devices can only display a single line, and although there has been talk of full-page displays for many years, this is the most serious proposal I've encountered.
I would like to nitpick and state that:
1. The braille in the concept image is uncontracted. Uncontracted braille is very rarely used, except by adult braille learners who first learned to read print.
2. A braille book is far more than double the size of the print edition. Ten times is probably more accurate, even if the braille is contracted.
3. The reading technique used in the concept image is that of a sighted person following a line of print with a finger. It's an inefficient and uncomfortable way to read braille. Most experienced braille readers use multiple fingers and both hands. I tend to read the first 1/3 of a line with my left hand, and the last 2/3 with my right hand while my left hand finds the beginning of the next line.
4. In the United States, less than 10% of blind people can read braille. This is partly due to an education system with an anti-braille attitude, and partly due to most blind people being adventitiously blind rather than congenitally blind.

daffy4u · 04-20-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fledchen

4. In the United States, less than 10% of blind people can read braille. This is partly due to an education system with an anti-braille attitude, and partly due to most blind people being adventitiously blind rather than congenitally blind.

They have something for folks who can't read braille. It's a Braille Interpreter glove.

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Luckily there is some though process being invested in the Braille Interpreter, a single-finger glove that features a tactile sensor, a Bluetooth headphone and interpreting software.

The index finger portion of the glove hosts the said tactile sensor. Skim it over the Braille surface and it sends a feed to the main device housed on the back of the glove. Over here the feeds are interpreted and beamed to the headphone via Bluetooth as voice data.

Skim-Interpret-Hear Voice; nifty enough solution for those who can’t cope with Braille.

Fledchen · 04-20-2009, 05:59 PM

Oh, cool! I can see something like that being useful for diabetics who can't learn braille because of neuropathy.

04-20-2009, 12:47 PM	#1
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 2,324 Karma: 22221 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Paperwhite, Kindle 3 (retired), Skindle 1.2 (retired)	Braille E-book Concept Design Sorry if I miss this being posted. I haven't seen it yet, but Gizmodo is showing a Braille Ebook Reader concept made by Seon-Keun Park, Byung-Min Woo, Sun-Hye Woo & Jin-Sun Park using an "electroactive polymer". Exciting stuff.

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04-20-2009, 01:31 PM	#2
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Oh WOW!! This isn't a joke, is it? I wonder how quickly the page turns pop up the braille?

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,515 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Is it a touchscreen?

04-20-2009, 03:19 PM	#6
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,681 Karma: 3165009 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: Nexus 7 2013, Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	I think that may be the single coolest electronic device I've ever seen. I want one, and I don't even know Braille!

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Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	It is BRAILLAINT... I knew some members were holding out on info

04-20-2009, 04:32 PM	#11
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I've often thought about a device exactly like this. I'm glad to see someone one has taken the idea and made it real.

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	OMG! How cool is that!

04-20-2009, 05:32 PM	#13
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	Sweet! Current braille display devices can only display a single line, and although there has been talk of full-page displays for many years, this is the most serious proposal I've encountered. I would like to nitpick and state that: 1. The braille in the concept image is uncontracted. Uncontracted braille is very rarely used, except by adult braille learners who first learned to read print. 2. A braille book is far more than double the size of the print edition. Ten times is probably more accurate, even if the braille is contracted. 3. The reading technique used in the concept image is that of a sighted person following a line of print with a finger. It's an inefficient and uncomfortable way to read braille. Most experienced braille readers use multiple fingers and both hands. I tend to read the first 1/3 of a line with my left hand, and the last 2/3 with my right hand while my left hand finds the beginning of the next line. 4. In the United States, less than 10% of blind people can read braille. This is partly due to an education system with an anti-braille attitude, and partly due to most blind people being adventitiously blind rather than congenitally blind.

04-20-2009, 05:59 PM	#15
Fledchen Guru Posts: 663 Karma: 84658 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA Device: PB360+, Sony950, VR Stream, iPod Touch, iPad	Oh, cool! I can see something like that being useful for diabetics who can't learn braille because of neuropathy.

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