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DOT smartwatch (self.Blind)
submitted by Laser_Lens_4
I came across this Braille smart watch a few months ago made by a Chinese company. They're claiming it as being one of the cheaper Braille watches at $360 at launch and of course it's also a smart watch. Has anyone here had a chance to try it out? It's not out of my price range but all I can find are promo videos and nothing about actually using it in the real world.
AllHarlowsEve 2 points 4y ago
It was something I was very interested in when the promo stuff was going around, then suddenly it just fell off the face of the earth and I haven't seen anything new in a while.
dmazzoni 2 points 4y ago
It still exists. It got a software update recently and the company is busy working on a Braille display and Braille tablet
Silverottawa 1 points 4y ago
I had a demo for about a month. It wasn't great, weird charger and it really isn't "smart" it just displays info from the app enabled phone. All settings seem to be done on the app. Not sure if the update fixed these issues....
ActinomyBubalicious 1 points 4y ago
check out sunu band
dmazzoni 1 points 4y ago
The DOT is the only smartwatch where you can check SMS, see who's calling, time something with a stopwatch, and more, all silently with Braille. It really works.
The other options are a tactile watch that's nice looking but with no smart features, or a smartwatch like the Apple watch that talks.
The other options are a tactile watch that's nice looking but with no smart features, or a smartwatch like the Apple watch that talks.
Laser_Lens_4 [OP] 1 points 4y ago
That's a very nice sales pitch you have there.
Edit: you don't appear to be a shill, based on your recent comment history. You may want to think about using a different diction for comments like these though. It sounds like a canned response from the manufacturer.
Edit: you don't appear to be a shill, based on your recent comment history. You may want to think about using a different diction for comments like these though. It sounds like a canned response from the manufacturer.
poochbrah 1 points 4y ago
Not heard of that one but there's another watch that was called the Bradley.
They look pretty stylish and have excellent reviews
They look pretty stylish and have excellent reviews
dmazzoni 2 points 4y ago
Note that the Bradley is a great looking tactile watch, but it only tells time - the DOT watch is actually a Braille smartwatch - it displays SMS and stuff like that.
Laser_Lens_4 [OP] 1 points 4y ago
Interesting. I'll have to check that out. I actually don't like how the DOT watch looks. It pretty much boils down to an aluminium disk with handles on each side for one of those fancy braided bands.
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