Thanks for this information. I just went to their website and read their latest information. They are still in the process of developing two products. They still are short of funds so appear to be working on that. Very interesting.
On 7/13/14, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I was in touch with Bristol Braille a couple years ago, and told them about > SenseG's E-Sense technology. They contacted the company, and were told that, > at that time, E-Sense lacked the necessary resolution for braille dots. > Hopefully the technology improves. I have heard nothing since that email in > 2012, so who knows what has happened since. Last I looked, though, Bristol > had no hard details, just more prototypes and goals than solid products. I > don't mean to put them down, as I am totally behind what they are trying to > do, I'm just saying I don't think development has gone the way they hoped it > would. > On Jul 13, 2014, at 2:06 PM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I wonder if the new displays will involve the technology that Senseg in >> Finland were working on. It's not haptic, but some kind of film that is >> touch-sensitive and produces electrical virtual buttons, etc. This film is >> supposedly very inexpensive to produce and program. It was speculated it >> could be used for buttons on touch screens, so why not Braille? Pure >> speculation, of course.Teresa >> >> >> >> "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan >> >>> On Jul 13, 2014, at 10:58 AM, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Sandy, >>> >>> In the mid to late 1990s, at CSUN there was a company that had a full >>> page display and also a tactile full page display. What caught my eye >>> with the tactile (may not be using the right name) was that one could >>> track the second hand on the computer in the time dialog box. It never >>> came to the general blind community because I remembered the price was >>> out of sight and the pockets of most consumers. I'll be intersted if more >>> information comes out about this or a multi-line braille display. For >>> myself, I think I could only handle a 4-6 line display. Otherwise, I >>> think I would get lost. JMO. >>> >>> Oh by the way, I'm still working on the Text Grabber issue and will post >>> later. >>> >>> Eileen >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 13, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Sandratomkins >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Does anyone know anything about a new type of braille display called >>>> midas? It is being developed by Bristol Braille technology. It may be a >>>> haptic display, but I am only guessing... >>>> >>>> They also seem to have a multi-line braille display which appears to be >>>> much cheaper than our usual fare. I would like to know more about both >>>> of these, but can't seem to find much in the way of detail. If anyone >>>> has more success searching the net... >>>> >>>> Sandy >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>>> list. 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