[optacon-l] Re: A Uni-manual Optacon or something like BrainPort?
- From: "Fran" <fran.italy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:14:54 +0100
I've always dreamed of an optacon that could be operated with only one hand.
The only 2 main disadvantages that bothered me when I had to use the optacon
all the time for school were the buzz and above all the uncomfortable
sitting position which forced me to take breaks every hour or so. Also,
having to use both hands implied that whenever I needed to take notes I had
to take one hand off the array or the camera.
Fran
From: "Jyrki Voutilainen" <jykke.voutilainen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Optacon Users" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:34 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] A Uni-manual Optacon or something like BrainPort?
> Hi list and folks!
>
> Despite of the risk that this topic has already been discussed on the
> list, I wonder if the updated Optacon should be either of a uni-manual
> design, when the scanning and the reading of the document could be done
> with only one hand involved, or should it be something like BrainPort
> giving information from the nearby environment as well as converting the
> content of a document. Or should such a device like BrainPort be separated
> from such as the Optacon?
>
> Assuming that we would have access to some kind of artificial vision some
> day and assuming that it would simulate the sight completely, no other
> devices should be needed anymore, but as long as we are not there yet, a
> converter of the environment and the document is needed. And like somebody
> else here, neither I want an interpreter but a converter such as the
> Optacon has been and still is.
>
> And assuming that we had an Optacon with the display integrated in the
> camera unit, that should be ergonomically solved so that moving the camera
> around the document and placing the index finger on the display would be
> possible. Or could the camera and the display unit be either attached to
> or separated from eachother so that you could find the most convenient way
> to handle the scanning and reading procedure?
>
> Perhaps the browsing of the archive of this list would have shown that
> this has already been discussed, but a problem with such mailing lists is
> the vast amount of posts being more or less related to the topic mentioned
> in the Subject line. And assuming that it has been discussed, there is no
> guarantee that the subject would be related to the content of the posts!
>
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