How cool is this? Imagine the possibilities it can open up for the visually impaired when it comes to learning braille in the first place? I'm sure even non-braille readers could find it much easier to learn braille too. Plus, it looks like something made for the Nintendo Wii and if I could throw out a million dollar idea, maybe this could be used for some new video game on the Wii...I mean the Wii Fit did wonders and that was basically a pressure sensing scale.
By Sean Hollister
We've seen any number of gadgets designed to help the visually impaired read (and even occasionally drive), but it's not all that often peripherals come along that teach Braille in the first place. Yasaman Sheri's Braille Buddy concept is clearly the exception to that rule -- it's a six-key device that unfolds like a pearly-white Batarang and audibly speaks letters to you. Would-be learners can then feel the six-dot formation of each corresponding Braille character on the electronic polymer screen up top, then key in the newly-learned unit of writing with the six buttons on the swinging handles below. A description at Yanko Design suggests Sheri is serious about making these available at libraries and schools, where they'll hopefully spend more time generating text than sailing through the air. Spot the device unfolded right after the break.
Via Engadget
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