Former professor creates vibrating Braille handset
Braille phones in and of themselves aren't all that unique, but a former professor (who just so happens to be completely blind) from Tsukuba University of Technology has crafted a variant that jumps and jives. Dubbed the world's first vibrating Braille cellphone, the device is programmed to emit pulses depending on which key is pressed; more specifically, a pair of terminals attached to the handset "vibrate at a specific rate to create a message." Those currently involved with the project are now toiling to make the keypad-to-vibration converters smaller, but there's no word just yet on whether the technology will be picked up commercially.[Via FarEastGizmos]
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Anonymoose @ Apr 8th 2008 10:54AM
great, now if these people start talking on their cellphones while driving, i'm going to get pissed. PISSED.
billybillum @ Apr 8th 2008 8:43PM
As long as they are using hands free devices we will be okay.....