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世界で初めての点字（Braille）通信電話が発売された。
電話というか、点字テキストメッセージツール。
次年度にはカードサイズまで小型化したいという。

BBCより。
Braille phone goes on sale in 'world first'
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27437770

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London-based firm OwnFone has released what it says is the world's first Braille phone.

The front and back of the phone is constructed using 3D printing techniques and can be customised.

Other companies have designed Braille phones in the past, but OwnFone says its device is the first of its kind to go on sale.

For those who can't read Braille, the company can print raised text on the keypad.

The phone, currently only available in the UK, retails for £60 and according to its inventor Tom Sunderland, 3D printing the front and back of the device helped to keep the costs down.

"3D printing... provides a fast and cost-effective way to create personalised Braille buttons," he says.

The device is designed to provide an instant connection between blind users and their friends and family.
Haptic touchscreen

In 2012, OwnFone launched what was one of the world's first partially 3D printed phones. •••

–触覚を出す、凹凸になる、タッチスクリーンを装備。
　これらも、要素技術ができてきて、やっと実用足りうるものができたのだろう。