Smartphone For the Blind Invented In India

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The world's first smartphone for the blind that features a display capable of converting text and pictures into Braille and raised patterns (http://paritynews.com/mobile-telco/item/1005-braille-display-based-phone-invented-in-india) has been invented in India. Based on Shape Memory Technology – a concept whereby metals expand and contract to retain their original shape – the phone's screen has a grid of pins. These pins move up and down based on the text or display to be represented."

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/13/04/22/2059209/smartphone-for-the-blind-invented-in-india