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India makes smartphones for the blind
The phone will use a special touch screen that allows flexible face changes to turn Braille to help visually impaired people read SMS or email.
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Equipment to help blind people see exactly 89%
Researchers at Second Sight have developed a new device called Argus, which allows blind patients to see the text by stimulating the light-sensitive part of the eye.
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Application to help blind people type messages
Researchers are developing a new application that runs on touchscreen smartphones to help blind people type in messages.
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Touchscreen for the visually impaired
A team of researchers at Stanford University has invented a way for visually impaired people to use the tablet's touchscreen as a Braille keyboard.