Braille Archive

  • Full-page Braille screens on their way

    Full-page Braille screens on their way

    Researchers at North Carolina State Univeristy have created a method to allow for full screen electronic Braille displays. Current Braille displays show one line at a time, severely limiting the value of the display. This will create a matrix of Braille readouts on a larger scale. The researchers have developed a concept called a “hydraulic [...]

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  • BrailleNote Apex makes it easier to take notes with Braille QWERTY keyboard

    BrailleNote Apex makes it easier to take notes with Braille QWERTY keyboard

    This is the BrailleNote Apex. It's a device that the blind/visually impaired (I'm not sure which term is the more acceptable one) can use to, as the name and photo implies, take notes. It runs Windows CE 6, which this type of device usually runs, and, is aimed at students and the like.

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