The blind have a dark, bleak world of their own and even though they are curios to learn things, their disability to see pulls them back. Not many can tackle the intricacies of reading using Braille and thus many choose to stay aloof from knowledge stored in books. All this is now bound to change with noble thinkers like Sungwoo Park developing ultra-savvy gadgets like the Voice Stick. The magical gadget scans and then reads out the words in a comprehendible manner to a vision impaired individual. The Voice Stick can scan, translate and read books, newspapers, mails etc. Designers like Sungwoo need to be lauded for thinking about the visually impaired at a time where no one cares or bothers about their living; indeed, we need more designers like Sungwoo to make the world a better place.
Source: Yankodesign
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Sungwoo deserves all praise for Voice Stick. It is a very nice thought and products meant for the disabled are always welcome; it is the least we can do for them.
I would like to know the technical specs of such a device. I mean does it read text of particular font or works universally? Again is it restricted to a particular language? Price issue would remain a major constraint for such a device. I hope t could be produced in a feasible manner.