A tastable cookbook and an instant braille device?


	A tastable cookbook and an instant braille device?

dopesick

8-26-2009 10:28 PM

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braille, design, idea, innovation, international design excellence awards, tastable cookbook

dopesick says:

2 of the 10 winners of the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) of 2009.

Pretty awesome stuff!

Check original source for the other winners.

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When placed on a page, the reader scans typed letters and converts them to their Braille equivalent on the device's upper surface. The text can also be converted to speech.
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