Braille Messenger www.braillemessenger.com.

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1 Braille Messenger

2 Braille Messenger 1st place on 2012 Microsoft’s ImagineCup local finals Participates on ImagineCup finals on July 2012, Sydney Braille Messenger founders Vasileios Mitrousis Aristodemos Paphitis

3 Motivation The facts On the other side
Texting is dominating telecommunications worldwide 3.8 billion cellular subscriptions in developing nations On the other side 284 million visually impaired in 2011 (WHO) 39% are totally blind Να σημειώσουμε πως περισσότερα από 6.1 τρις εκατομύρια μηνύματα στάλθηκαν το 2010, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association

4 The problem Touch screen devices expand rapidly in smartphone markets
Touch screen displays make visually impaired truly blind So, how can they communicate with existing methods? σε μια επίσκεψη στη σχολή τυφλών μας είπαν ότι υπάρχει πρόβλημα διότι πλέον τους είναι όλο και πιο δύσκολο να βρουν τηλέφωνα με πληκτρολόγιο

5 Our goal Connect visually impaired to the global mobile community
Eyes-free message composition Eyes-free message reading

6 Braille Code A 3x2 binary matrix, up to 63 combinations
Supports over 130 languages Hardware exists since 1939

7 Evolving text composition
Traditional method in a new way Precise, fast No training needs Same layout as in braille typewriters

8 Why this is different Bluetooth braille keyboards Speech to text
Very expensive Limited mobility Speech to text Language/accent restrictions Difficulty in noisy environments Privacy Οι άθρωποι θέλουν να χρησιμοποιήσουν το γραπτό λόγο.

9 Innovation in reading “See no evil, hear no evil”
It uses nothing but touch Phone provides vibrations User percepts position of dots UNIQUE solution for deaf blindness

10 What’s next Prototypes are already functional
Braille Messenger will be available for Windows Phone 7 iPhone Android Scheduled release at the end of July Future development includes social media and

11 Thank you! I will be happy to answer any question