Brailletouch app to bring eyes-free texting to iPhone and iPad
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A new mobile app prototype called Brailletouch allows users to write quickly and accurately using gestures on their smartphone touchscreen - and without looking at the screen
In use, the fingers remain relatively still, ideally holding the device face down and typing with six fingers in consort - one for each key
In early testing of the iPhone version, subjects have achieved perfectly respectable speeds of 32 words per minute with an accuracy of 92 percent
The act of typing with the app closely mirrors that of using a Braille standard keyboard
It is envisaged Brailletouch may one day be used by any smartphone user with a need for eyes-free writing or texting
The app speaks each of the letters typed aloud so that it is clear if typing errors are made
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A new mobile app prototype called Brailletouch allows users to write quickly and accurately using gestures on their smartphone touchscreen - and without looking at the screen. The free and open source prototype, currently working on iPhone and iPad devices, uses the Braille writing system, and it is envisaged it may one day be used by any smartphone user with a need for eyes-free writing or texting.
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