Braille Mobile Phone, Made in India
February 14th, 2008 | by Thrystan |
(6 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5)
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This is one original piece of work, courtesy of the Indian phone maker Spice, that developed this device, ideal for the visually impaired. It’s been introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2008 and the manufacturer kept it simple and used low tech, obviously not including a screen. The cellphone’s keypad uses Braille and voice technology to inform the visually impaired user about the number he’s dialing. Since this “Braille Phone” lacks a display its battery life has been greatley prolongued, lasting 400 hours in standby and providing 4 hours of talk time.
The phone also features 2 LEDs, a red one that signals the low battery status and a blue one showing the status of the network connectivity. Spice’s device weighs 70 grams and measures 105 x 45 x 15mm and it should be available for a more than decent price, $20, but not on the iPhone-craving markets.
[via pocketpicks]
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4 Responses to “Braille Mobile Phone, Made in India”
By Leanne on Jul 21, 2009 | Reply
Do I have to have a contract to use the spice phone, or can I pay per use, such as the Tracphone?
By natraj on Jun 6, 2010 | Reply
It’s more than 2 years and this phone is no where in sight at all. I tried reaching most of the spice hotspot retail outlets in bangalore and none of them knew that there was a phone like this.
Thanks
Natraj