CScout reports on how tactile surfaces are making technology and information much more accessible to people with visual handicaps, and features the Touch Sight Camera, the ReEnvision debit card reader, the Sentio watch (pictured), and the Saifu tablet PC.
"As a range of new interfaces and surfaces for digital devices are developed, it is becoming easier for visually impaired people to use devices sighted people take for granted. Tactile displays enable digital data to be felt rather than seen, making it easier for blind and partially sighted people to access the Internet, keep their credit card details secure, and take and archive pictures."
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