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Does anyone have experience with dbGLOVE? (dbglove.com)
submitted by pingpong
Southpaw5000 1 points 7y ago
This sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately I've learned not to really get my hopes up when herring about studies being done though. Chances are really good it will never be a product we will ever be able to buy.
I hope some of these actually come to the market.
I hope some of these actually come to the market.
pingpong [OP] 2 points 7y ago
I emailed them the following questions:
* Is the dbGLOVE available for purchase, and what is the waiting time for receiving a dbGLOVE?
* Where can I learn about the standard feature set and the full feature set?
* What features does the "Input only" dbGLOVE offer?
* How large are the different sizes of "S", "M", and "L"?
* Where can I learn more about the Braille pad and/or see a demo of it in use?
* Where can I read about how the IMU and NFC are used for the dbGLOVE?
I'll post the response when I receive it.
Edit:
No response after a week. Typical vaporware
* Is the dbGLOVE available for purchase, and what is the waiting time for receiving a dbGLOVE?
* Where can I learn about the standard feature set and the full feature set?
* What features does the "Input only" dbGLOVE offer?
* How large are the different sizes of "S", "M", and "L"?
* Where can I learn more about the Braille pad and/or see a demo of it in use?
* Where can I read about how the IMU and NFC are used for the dbGLOVE?
I'll post the response when I receive it.
Edit:
No response after a week. Typical vaporware
geoffisblind 1 points 7y ago
I had the same initial reaction, but the idea of them selling open source kits and maintaining this as an open source platform kind of excites me. It is very reminiscent of Arduino and Raspberry Pi in terms of open-sourcing the hardware, although the prices aren't so great unfortunately. Hopefully they can pull something off like what NVDA did with screen reading.
pingpong [OP] 1 points 7y ago
My vision is fading, and I'm interested in learning braille. One of the first things I've found is that braille displays are super expensive, and that non-electronic braille print takes up a lot of space. Without knowing much about it, the dbGLOVE seems like an affordable alternative. My hope is that it can be used similarly to $1. Can anyone comment on whether this is a realistic approach to learning braille?
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