01.25.12
Troy Turner

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Appliances
Kitchen
Product Design

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Accessible Appliance

Accessible Appliance

Prometheus is a multifunctional kitchen appliance aimed at giving handicapped users the experience of cooking safely at home. The unit uses magnetic induction that allows the user to change temperatures simply by repositioning metal pots. The electric current is induced in a closed circuit when the magnetic flux through the surface bounded by the conductor changes. Visual and audio cues as well as braille and embossed instructions also provide added safety and ease of use for various types of impairment.  

0 Designer: Luiz Otávio Abreu

01.20.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Cellphones
Product Design
Technology

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Time for a 3 D Phone

Time for a 3 D Phone

The Floating Phone gives us an idea of how 3 D cellphones will look and feel like. The fantasy is about the experience and how we can a flat touchscreen intuitively rises to your finger touch and makes dialing or texting a whole new adventure. The added functionality of doubling up as a Braille phone just goes to so the versatile applications we can have to this kinda phone. Imagine what a PSP Phone like this will be….thrills unlimited!

0 Designers: Various

01.17.12
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

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Clever ID Tag

Clever ID Tag

Braille Electric Plug Tags are Velcro fastening labels that identify a plug using Braille, embossed icon and English abbreviation of products. The concept is backed by the research that many independent visually impaired folks find it difficult to identify their appliance/gadget plugs, especially when many of them are hooked on a multi-socket power board. Clever and easily reusable, the concept is good for regular folks too.

0 Designer: Shuwen Chen

08.11.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design @zh-hant

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Braille iPad

Braille iPad

The Omnifer is an innovative cover for the iPad that transforms it’s flat surface into Braille, reflecting the contents of the page you are surfing. Essentially the idea is to make the iPad accessible to the sight impaired. If supporting technology for this does come around, then I’m sure it will be quite a revolutionary concept to be commercialized. Nevertheless, when not in the Braille mode, the jacket acts as a protective gear for the iPad. Lovely!

0 Designer: Jayson D'Alessandro

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07.01.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design @zh-hant

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Braille by Hand

Braille by Hand

I’m sure you recollect seeing Braille staplers and dispensers here on YD. What we have today is the Braille Tape; I think it’s the simplest and most functional of them all. It’s just a sticky tape with parallel dots that you can hand punch to write a Braille message. Label bottles or mark out the danger zone, do it in a jiffy.

0 Designers: Kukil Han, Yongju Kwak, Young-Seok Kim & Dongbin Shin

05.05.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design

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Reading Braille Aloud

Reading Braille Aloud

The Snail is a Braille reader that works smooth as silk on a surface that’s predictably bumpy! It can record the text as it reads for future playback and it even syncs with a Bluetooth headset so the visually impaired can listen to the book without disturbing others. Features like kinetic recharging and pressure sensitive reading make it the ideal companion for a bookworm!

0 Designer: Wonkook Lee

03.31.11
Long Tran

Categories:
產品設計

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這是你的咖啡嗎？摸了就知道

這是你的咖啡嗎？摸了就知道

「觸」是將日常生活中會用到的物品加上布拉耶點字，為視障人士創造感官體驗的一項設計，此系列產品包含馬克杯、花瓶和咖啡杯，表面上的點字則有「咖啡」、「濃縮咖啡」、「你的」、「我的」等。這一系列的日常用品將會為視障朋友在用餐時帶來好玩而貼心的新樂趣。

0 設計師：Alafuro Sikoki

03.28.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design @zh-hant
生活風格

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會引導方向的扶手

會引導方向的扶手

視障人士在上下樓梯時，常一手持導盲杖一手緊握扶手，並只能仰賴他們的直覺行動。不過一旦扶手有了「安全點點」的布拉耶點字，這項任務對他們而言應該就比較容易了。我認為這項設計裡的體貼和簡便的整合性相當值得稱許。

0 設計師：Monocomplex & Hwang Jungjoon

03.28.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Lifestyle
Product Design

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Handrails That Speak

Handrails That Speak

With their guide stick in one hand and a firm grip on the handrail, the visually challenged rely on instincts while negotiating a flight of stairs. The Safety Dot is a set of braille indents on a handrail, which makes using the stairs an easier task. I love the thoughtful intent and the simple way it can be integrated.

0 Designers: Monocomplex & Jungjoon Hwang

03.25.11
Long Tran

Categories:
Product Design

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Identify by Touch

Identify by Touch

The Contact Series gives a dynamic and sensorial experience to the visually impaired user by adding a tactile element in the form of braille lettering to everyday objects. The Contact Series is comprised of mugs, flower vases and coffee cups with raised braille descriptions such as “coffee”, “espresso”, “yours”, “mine”. The Contact Series is inclusive in design and makes dining a fun, seamless and comfortable experience.

0 Designer: Alafuro Sikoki

03.17.11
Long Tran

Categories:
Medical
Product Design

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Blood Pressure Bracelet

Blood Pressure Bracelet

Tensio is an electronic blood pressure reading bracelet designed to keep tabs on your vital signs without appearing to be an medic-alert device. The core is cushioned with inflatable foam to take the reading and results appear on a display or through a tactile, braille surface. In case of emergencies, Tensio can wirelessly call for help.

0 Designer: Diana Dumitrescu

03.09.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
產品設計
科技

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升級版盲人專用信用卡

升級版盲人專用信用卡

「布拉耶點字信用卡」雖為盲人專用信用卡的升級版，但設計師並不是同一人。這張卡在外形上較為輕薄，於是更方便攜帶，功能上也和一般大眾所使用的信用卡類似，只不過在交易進行時以布拉耶點字顯示，並透過語音系統再確認交易。人往往要遇到計算（小費）或轉換（幣值）等需要殺死一些腦細胞的日常生活小問題時，才會湧現創新的點子。對於和我一樣喜歡刷卡的視障朋友而言，這張信用卡是一件相當實用的設計！

0 設計師：Young-suk Kim

03.07.11
Radhika Seth

Categories:
Product Design
Technology

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Blind CC Gets Refined

Blind CC Gets Refined

Braille Credit Card is a refined version of the Blind CC, but from a different designer. The card is much sleeker and easier to carry and is akin to regular credit cards we use. It displays the transaction in braille and reconfirms it with audio feedback. Innovation comes in the form of calculation tips and conversion facilities. It’s a practical solution for the visually impaired who loves plastic money as much as I do!

0 Designer: Young-suk Kim

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