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World’s First Braille Smartwatch Lets Blind People Feel Messages on Screen (boredpanda.com)
submitted by SophiaDevetzi
-shacklebolt- 2 points 6y ago
I tried the watch at CSUN and wasn't very impressed.
The rep I spoke with didn't speak a lot of English, so he mostly showed me the time and date feature, but didn't really get into the phone connectivity feature (which is the only part that really matters IMO.)
The actual watch is huge with a band that seems ugly to me, but maybe they will offer better band options in the future.
If they are able to stick to the projected price of $300 that's definitely something, and I might change my opinion if I really see what it can do with a phone in action.
The rep I spoke with didn't speak a lot of English, so he mostly showed me the time and date feature, but didn't really get into the phone connectivity feature (which is the only part that really matters IMO.)
The actual watch is huge with a band that seems ugly to me, but maybe they will offer better band options in the future.
If they are able to stick to the projected price of $300 that's definitely something, and I might change my opinion if I really see what it can do with a phone in action.
SophiaDevetzi [OP] 1 points 6y ago
Agree about the band, why it should have Braille on it?! what does it say? It seems to me the band is just for marketing and they may change it...
-shacklebolt- 1 points 6y ago
The band I saw did not have braille, but it was very thick and some kind of silicone I assume? It had a metal button that went through belt-hole style holes in the band.
[I think this picture shows the same or a similar band.]
(https://dotincorp.com/media/uploads/shop/2017/02/17/detail_thumbnails_1_black.jpg)
[I think this picture shows the same or a similar band.]
(https://dotincorp.com/media/uploads/shop/2017/02/17/detail_thumbnails_1_black.jpg)
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