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FEATURE - Weltweit erste Smartwatch für Sehbehinderte zeigt Informationen in Braille-Schrift an
The world's first smartwatch has been created for the visually impaired that displays information in braille.
Developed by South Korean company Dot Incorporation, Dot Watch features a braille display made up of 24 small pins, which help visually impaired users tell the time, receive texts and notifications, and read personal memos without a sound.
The minimalist design features a large circular face with a moving keyboard that relays braille text in real time.
While its main function is to tell the time and date, the watch can be connected to a smartphone application called the Dot Watch App, to receive information such as road navigation, weather notifications, calls and text messages, as well as social media alerts.
Made from silver aluminium, the watch utilises four electro-magnetic actuators that seamlessly relay information through textural dots. These automatically adopt the formations of braille numbers and symbols.
The watch can be paired with straps in different colours and materials for personalisation. Other practical features include an alarm clock, timer, and stopwatch. And if users can’t read braille, it’s not a problem as Dot Watch can help you learn via your smartphone. The watch display can also be switched from ‘braille mode’ to ‘tactile mode’.
Dot claims that, while other braille displays read one line at a time, the display on the Dot Watch is an active one. It is designed to "pass by the user's fingertips as if it were on a moving belt", said Alex Lee, Dot's sales and marketing director.
The technology is touch-sensitive, meaning that the second a user takes their finger off the final dot in a sentence, the braille formation changes to the next. The user is able to flip between messages by tapping the face of the watch or manually by using the side buttons and dial.
South Korean design studio Cloudandco were behind the visual styling of the Dot Watch. It sought to create a product with a clean, minimal look that was
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