The Zen Tablet Was Designed with the Blind in Mind
Amelia Roblin — August 18, 2011 — Tech
References: industrialdesignserved
Touchscreen technology offers such great potential for multimedia user interaction, but one can't help but feel like something is still missing. The clever Rene Lee has taken a step further with the development of the Zen tablet, offering a brilliant graphical display in conjunction with a tactile one.
Fingertips can do so much more than simply poke to convey commands, and this gadget takes full advantage. The Zen z-axis enabled device projects oscillating pixel rods that output three dimensional textures. Such a capability would be quite attractive to the visually impaired user, given the possibilities for presenting braille script and embossed computing icons. The Zen tablet even incorporates a sonic pointing system to direct users' tactile attention to specific locations on the screen with one speaker built into each corner.
Fingertips can do so much more than simply poke to convey commands, and this gadget takes full advantage. The Zen z-axis enabled device projects oscillating pixel rods that output three dimensional textures. Such a capability would be quite attractive to the visually impaired user, given the possibilities for presenting braille script and embossed computing icons. The Zen tablet even incorporates a sonic pointing system to direct users' tactile attention to specific locations on the screen with one speaker built into each corner.
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