Nokia (New York Stock Exchange: NOK)’s always on the cutting margin of mobile technology. They whitethorn not have the most usable or eye-catching drug user interfaces in the mobile space, but Nokia’s usually good for having some really high-engineering packed into their handsets. The latest high gear-tech genius is Nokia’s Louis Braille Reader that helps vision-impaired users read SMS text messages. Louis Braille Reader is still in beta, and is only compatible with certain Nokia handsets that provide vibration feedback.
Vibration feedback is critical because current touchscreen engineering isn’t yet capable of generating tactile surfaces for “finger reading.” Instead, Nokia’s Louis Braille Reader allows users to detect Braille “bumps” through vibrations. The video recording below explain how it works in detail.
Since the Nokia Louis Braille Reader requires touch inputs, only Nokia handsets powered by the S60 5th Edition operating system volition documentation the beta software system – phones like, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia N97, Nokia N97 mini, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5230 and Nokia X6.
