[Promotion-technology] Fw: Samsung's Braille Mobile

[Robert Jaquiss]

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Subject: Samsung's Braille Mobile


> Esato.com
> Monday, April 16, 2007
>
> Samsung's Braille Mobile
>
> By axxxr
>
> Samsung has a Braille mobile phone for the visually impaired by the model 
> name: Touch Messenger.
>
> The "Touch Messenger" is a product designed by Samsung Design China based 
> in Shanghai , China , a country with about 9 million visually impaired 
> people. The product is assessed as a successful result of Samsung's global 
> design strategy, That is, products suited for local needs and 
> characteristics should be designed and planned by obtaining inspiration 
> from local markets in countries around the world.
>
> The innovative Touch Messenger enables the visually impaired users to send 
> and receive Braille text messages. The 3×4 button on the cell phone is 
> used as two Braille keypads and text messages can be checked through the 
> Braille display screen in the lower part. Once this product is 
> commercialized, it is expected to dramatically boost the quality of life 
> for visually impaired people, numbering as many as 180 million worldwide.
>
> Samsung's mobile phone for the visually impaired, "Touch Messenger," is 
> regarded as a demonstration of the company's future design direction, 
> "human-oriented high-tech products."  www.samsung.com
>
> LINK: Manufacturer's product press release
> http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/PressRelease.asp?seq=20060703_0000268454
>
> (Source URL below)
>
>
> http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=1620
>
>


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