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An intriguing concept device called “Thimble” would serve as an interface, text scanner, and Braille e-book reader for the blind. But the crucial technology, a refreshable, haptic Braille display, remains elusive. Continue reading

Being blind means never again seeing a pair of boobies in your face. Sure, you can feel them pressing against your skin, but that doesn’t do much good when you don’t have an actual woman around to unleash her twinnebagos. Artist Lisa J. Murphy created Tactile Mind, an erotic book for the blind featuring raised sexual imagery which can be felt using the tips of your fingers, along with a braille description of the image. Oddly enough, Murphy came up... Continue reading

The world of a blind geek must be a difficult one. Many of the luxuries we take for granted (watching Star Wars, reading fanfiction, witnessing Steve Jobs unveil the newest device in the Apple arsenal) just aren’t possible for the blind to the extent that the fully-functional among us have become accustomed to. Imagine Star Wars without being able to actually see Chewbacca. The roars are still awesome, but it’s his nuanced facial expressions and movements which make the Wookiee.... Continue reading

That’s what this world is lacking. Blind artists. No, I’m not talking people who would think are blind because of their awful color schemes. I’m talking straight up blind people. Don’t they have, like, a sixth (well, fifth for them) sense? The Touch Color device allows blind people to create their own colorful works of art, using braille and tactile sensations to allow the user to feel the color, rather than see it. The temperature of the 24 colors included... Continue reading

We’ve seen some truly unique body mods and tattooing. Everything from watch and glasses implants to tattoos showing off our favorite obsessions. These Braille Tattoos don’t disappoint. Implanted under the skin are braille-shaped spheres which allow the blind braille reader to read the words of your tat. I have no idea what the pictured braille tattoo says, but I’d love to know. Any of you know braille or feel like decoding the message? Link [via]

While the Amazon Kindle 2 is a fresh take on an e-book reader with its ability to read back books to you, some people who have a visual impairment could use something they can feel rather than hear. That’s the idea behind this concept braille e-book reader. Bumps change on a dynamic surface that can emulate braille, thus bringing a whole new world of reading to the blind. Link

Sure, in 1821 Louis Braille created a language for the visually impaired. But did you know it was made famous by mute-extraordinaire Helen Keller? Seems this rare artifact was discovered in some guy’s backyard. It appears to be a wine bottle from Lazarus Wine with braille writing all over it. It adds fuel to my theory that Keller wasn’t mute, but rather was just an angry drunk, slurring her words violently and stumbling around in a drunken haze. After all,... Continue reading