For the visually impaired, it is nice to see that there is no shortage of innovations for which sight is required.
Largely through the use of Braille and sounds, these trends for the visually impaired include functional items such as books and time pieces, cosmetic items such as neck ties and tattoos, and some other miscellaneous ideas including avatars and even Braille pornography.
Implications - It is nice to see that braille is becoming an every day sighting within society. Some of the unique braille things that are featured include graffiti braille, which is written in big letters on a wall outdoors. Braille has even inspired some architects to create some very innovative buildings.
36 Braille Innovations
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Braille Tattoos
Body Modifications for the Blind Make Sight and Touch Statements
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Playboy in Braille
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$10 Hand-Held Braille Writer
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Braille Watches
The X-Watch
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Braille Wine Bottle
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Insightful Packaging Campaigns
Blind Foundation Guerrilla Grocery Ads Highlight Lack of Braille
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Avatars For The Blind
Irish IBM Students Brighten Second Life
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Blind Photographers
Visually Impaired Artists Find Their Vision Through the Lens
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Color Blind Identifiers
The Color Add Identification System Helps Differntiate Between Colors
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Tattoos for the Blind
Braille Ink Offers Another Dimension of Body Design
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Braille-Inspired Buildings
The Chrome Hotel Facade is Punctuated With Many Holes
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Braille Wallpaper
Textile Wall Coverings by Ilias Fotopoulos Tell a Story
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Braille Graffiti
Art For The Blind
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Controverisal Fashion for the Blind
Braille Tees
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Braille Label Makers
Innovative Design Creates Stickers for Visually Impaired
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Braille Watches
‘Feel the Time' Lets You Tell Time by Touch
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iPhone Mods for the Visually Impaired
'Silicon Touch' Case
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Braille Campaign
McCann Erickson "Dots" Ad
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Painting for the Blind
‘Touch Colour' Uses Heat Identifiers to Pick Hues & Create Art
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Blind Time Tellers
The Braille Wristwatch Makes Telling Time Simpler and Intuitive
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Blind Mind Games
The Braille Rubik's Cube by Konstantin Datz
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Braille Neck Ties
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Braille Mobile Phones
Seonkeun Park Creates a Mobile for the Visually Impaired
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Braille Band-Aid Boxes
U.S. Seeing Textured Packaging for the Visually Impaired
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Braille Mobiles
The Universal Phone Designed for the Blind
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Braille E-Books
The Perfect Gadget for Visually-Impaired Readers
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Braille Measuring Devices
The Tikk-Tekk Rainbow is Designed for the Blind
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Sightless Soap Spouts
The Eco Pump Smart Dispenser Cleanses With Reusable Soap
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Mugs for the Sightless
The Braun Bell Makes Beverage Pouring Easier for the Blind
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Textured Flash Cards
Hello Haptic Lets Blind Children Learn About the Outdoors
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Braille Mobile Phones
Zhenwei You's 'B-Touchphone' Gives Technological Sight to the Blind
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Labelmakers for the Blind
The 6dot Braille Labeler Makes Finding Things Simple Sans Sight
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Embossed Labels
The Braille Printer Helps Visually Challenged Identify Items
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Braille Book Readers
The Haptic Reader Concept Brings Basic Books to Life for the Visually Impaire
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Blind Poetry
Australian Designers Create Braille Jewellery Line
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Braille Textured Home Decor
The Love Is Blind Vase
Related Ideas
Literary Tattoos
Inked Art for Writers and Word Nerds
Blinding Body Modifications
Zygzag's Mouth Plates Have Impaired His Vision
Human Belly Branding
Is Scarification (Burning Patterns into Skin) the New Tattoo?
22 Multifunctional Body Modifications
From Magazine Tattoos to Pierced Nose Knife Holders
Textured Wall Accents
Depth Charge Your Interior Decor With 3D Wallpaper
31 Modern Wallpapers
From Heat-Sensitive to Glow-in-the-Dark Decor
27 Bizarre Optical Innovations
From Eyevertising to Blindsight
Fairytale-Inspired Jewellery
Reinventing Alice in Wonderland Through Accessories
36 Innovative Measuring Devices
From Celebrity Scales to Measuring Tape Toilet Paper
38 Innovative Dispensers
From Eggy Eco Filters to Luxury Liquor Dispensers
12 Black Watches
Sleek Dark Designer Timepieces
Luxury Hunting Watches
The Rolex Pro Hunter Lets You Track Animals in Style
Stunning Waterfront Hotels
The Four Seasons Seattle Returns to Puget Sound
31 Eye Opening Innovations for the Blind
Accordian Architecture
The Condesa DF Hotel Has a Courtyard of Folding Facades
Weird Measuring Devices
10 Peculiar Rulers To Prove Size Does Matter
22 Braille Innovations
Making it Possible for the Blind to See, from Phones to Playboy
Faceless Watches
Hironao Tsuboi Creates Faceless LED Watch
Cobweb Architecture
The Villamoda Galleries Frame Hotel Weaves into the WAN Awards 2009
Insightful Packaging Campaigns
Blind Foundation Guerrilla Grocery Ads Highlight Lack of Braille
Parisian Lux Lodgings
The Hotel De Sers Maintains Its Chic Mansion Origins
$10,000 Blinged Mobiles
Vera Wang Designs Swarovski-Encrusted BlackBerry
Measuring Stick Condoms
Condometrics Reveal the Truth
Blind Photographers
Visually Impaired Artists Find Their Vision Through the Lens
Blindly Embracing Strangers
'The Anonymous Hugging Wall' Lets You Cuddle Without Judgement
32 Sensational Seasoning Dispensers
Shake Out Salt, Pepper and Spices in Style
Tactile Illusions
More Blind-Friendly Tech Through Vibrations on Phones, Music Players
Tattoos for the Blind
Braille Ink Offers Another Dimension of Body Design
Chilean Luxury Hoteliering
W Hotel's First South American Accomodations in Santiago
Magnet Mobiles
Liteon Phone Concept Comes With Customizable Interface
Tattooed Magazines
Tare Lugnt Releases Its Third Issue Via Permanent Ink
Text-to-Voice Wands
'Voice Stick' Facilitates the Blind, the Elderly and the Lazy
10 Delightful Booze Dispensers
Serving Drinks, From Computer Kegs to GPS
Braille Wallpaper
Textile Wall Coverings by Ilias Fotopoulos Tell a Story
Flying Dino Mobiles
The Triceracopter Creates Dinosaur Helicopter Offspring Art
Eggy Eco Filters
Award-Winning Aquaovo Ovopur Water Dispenser (UPDATE)
Ultra Simplistic Mobiles
The Ion Concept Phone Comes With Only 3 Functions
Cell Phones for the Blind
Nokia knfbReader Mobile
Bipolar Art Books
Cult Success Daniel Johnston's Peculiar Self-Titled Release
15 E-Book Innovations
Electronic Reading, From Smartphones to Braille
Legendary Race Watches
TAG Heuer 'Monaco Twenty Four Concept Chronograph' Honors Le Mans
Braille Label Makers
Innovative Design Creates Stickers for Visually Impaired
Fat-Burning Mobiles
Stix Cell Phone Whips You Into Shape
Supercar Watches
The Hublot Aero Bang Morgan Oozes Luxury
Puzzle-Solving Robots
Guinness Book World Record Set By Rubik's Cube Robocracker
Braille Watches
‘Feel the Time' Lets You Tell Time by Touch
Rockin' Hotel Expansions
Plans for the New Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Faux Ink Dispensers
Tattoo Tape Lets You Easily Apply Lame Looking Fake Tattoos
Colorful Brain Scans
Scientists Create First Ever 3D Map of the Brain
Spikey Watches
The Jonco Watch Looks Dangerous But Could Be Practical
Sight-Free Brain Teasers
Rubik's Cubes Are Made for the Blind (UPDATE)
Watches for Jet-Setters
The Hamilton ODC X-02 is a 3-Time Zone Timepiece
Diagonally Sliding Mobiles
DYA Mobile Phone Explores a New Way to Make Calls
High Tech Measuring
Shay Shafranek Gives Electronic Ease to Ruler Design
Painting for the Blind
‘Touch Colour' Uses Heat Identifiers to Pick Hues & Create Art
Rubik's Cube Storage
The Giro Home Furnishing Solution is a Limitless Design
Basketball Star Watches
Kobe Bryant Collaborates With Nubeo for the Nubeo Black Mamba
Blindfolded Sightseeing
The Blind Tourism Project
Blind Time Tellers
The Braille Wristwatch Makes Telling Time Simpler and Intuitive
Braille Mobile Phones
Seonkeun Park Creates a Mobile for the Visually Impaired
Spinning Food Dispensers
The New Twist Vending Machine from Fiesta Group
Braille Mobiles
The Universal Phone Designed for the Blind
Search Engine Enigmas
The Google Rubik's Cube May Leave You Puzzled
Guide Dog GPS
Peepo Device is a Safe Way to Expand Travel for the Blind
Braille E-Books
The Perfect Gadget for Visually-Impaired Readers
Sleek Ceramic Watches
The Chanel ‘J12 Noir Intense' Oozes Luxury
Braille Measuring Devices
The Tikk-Tekk Rainbow is Designed for the Blind
Mugs for the Sightless
The Braun Bell Makes Beverage Pouring Easier for the Blind
Cigarette-Lighting Mobiles
The SB6309 Lighter Phone is Handy for Smokers
Stovepipe Food Dispensers
The Arthur Senant Quatuor Kitchen Organizer Makes Eating Easier
Puzzle-Inspired Lighting
The Rubik's Cube Lamp
Magnetic Measuring Spoons
Joseph Joseph's Kitchenware is Functional and Fun
Curing Color Blindness
Will Hue-Detecting Monkeys Be the New Generation of Purse Pooches?
Merit Giving Mobiles
An iPhone App That Gives You Credit for Whatever You Do
Tactile Teaching Pencils
Feelor Touch the Color Pencils Help Blind Children Learn Different Hues
Braille Mobile Phones
Zhenwei You's 'B-Touchphone' Gives Technological Sight to the Blind
Impossible Puzzles
Rubiks Cube 360 is Strictly For Intense Brainers
3D Mobiles
The Samsung Jet Rocks an AMOLED Touchscreen
Labelmakers for the Blind
The 6dot Braille Labeler Makes Finding Things Simple Sans Sight
Embossed Labels
The Braille Printer Helps Visually Challenged Identify Items
Phantasmagorical Building Facades
The Star Palace
Religious Soap Dispensers
The 'Wash Away All Sins' Pump Will Cleanse Your Hands, But Not Your Soul
Video Game Blocks
The Nintendo Rubik's Cube is for Patient Gamers
Sightless Drivers
Virginia Tech Students Fix Up a Buggy to be Operated by the Blind
Visuals for the Blind
Brain Port Becomes Commercially Available Soon
Braille Book Readers
The Haptic Reader Concept Brings Basic Books to Life for the Visually Impaire
Humans as Bats
CASBliP Aids the Blind By Using a Sound Map