Dot, a start-up South Korean tech company, has announced a smartwatch for the blind.
Dot's CEO, Eric Ju Yoon Kim, said "until now, if you got a message on iOS from your girlfriend, for example, you had to listen to Siri read it to you in that voice, which is impersonal," to Tech in Asia.
Kim wants to make braille smart technology more affordable, aiming to release the Dot Braille Smartwatch for less than $300.
The braille display works using four depressed cells which rise and refresh to reveal new characters. The speed can be altered based on how fast the user can read.
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Dot's CEO, Eric Ju Yoon Kim, said "until now, if you got a message on iOS from your girlfriend, for example, you had to listen to Siri read it to you in that voice, which is impersonal," to Tech in Asia.
Kim wants to make braille smart technology more affordable, aiming to release the Dot Braille Smartwatch for less than $300.
The braille display works using four depressed cells which rise and refresh to reveal new characters. The speed can be altered based on how fast the user can read.
Continue reading…
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