We have heard about screens that have the ability to rise and form shapes and palpable surfaces or even physical buttons. This gets an entirely fresh meaning, once you see the concept below. It’s called Entouch and it’s a Braille technology touchscreen phone. A group of designers, Won-kyoung Seo, Lee
We have seen a couple of cellphones for visually impaired users, but one more always welcome. This Braille phone was created by Shikun Sun and bears the name of DrawBraille Phone. So, here’s finally a piece of device, with a touchscreen for people with disabilities. This concept cellphone uses the
We’re back with a smartphone concept for the blind, dubbed the Voim, which means seeing in Korean. The device includes word recognition features, object identifications and route navigation. These are displayed as Braille language on the silicon screen of the handset. Audio cues are transmitted via Bluetooth headset and it
As part of the LG Design the Future Competition, an honourable mention was also awarded to the LG Surface concept phone. This is in fact a watch phone for the blind, featuring a Braille keypad and an unique shape, allowing the user to sense the orientation of the device by
Andrew Mitchell’s Squibble concept is a portable communication device, sporting a Braille interface, that will aid visually impaired or blind users interaction with the handset. The gadget provides tactile, audio and high contrast visual feedback. This portable device supports Bluetooth connectivity, it allows personal interaction and it comes with an
While others have tried to design phones for this niche of consumers, there is still enough room for improvements and Serghei Tanas may have struck gold with the concept you can admire below. We’re dealing with a phone that can be easily used by a deaf, mute or blind person,
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
When it comes to foldable devices, if you really draw the line and look into it, you’ll find that we’ve seen more patents than concepts over the past few years. This means that something is brewing for sure. This is the creation of Samar Marzouk and it was made using
How about a Floating Phone concept made from plastic polymers that include silicon and carbon? And how about a phone that relies on E-Ink tech and it’s very user-friendly, especially for blind users? This design was created by Messizon Li, Li Ke, Yang Fan, Liu Linghan, An Pengcheng and Zhu
Mobile phones are available in the billions worldwide, so there’s no stopping in getting one in the hands of each and every human being. However, some folks have impairments that stop them from using average handset. This is where designs like the “Aicomobile” come into play. Created by Russian designer
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