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Touch Messenger sends and receives text messages in Braille

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July
17, 2006 Samsung’s “Touch Messenger” mobile phone for
the visually impaired has landed a Gold Award at the Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA).
The innovative Touch Messenger enables the visually impaired users to
send and receive Braille text messages. The 3-4 button on the cell
phone is used as two Braille keypads and text messages can be checked
through the Braille display screen in the lower part. Once this product
is commercialized, it is expected to dramatically boost the quality of
life for visually impaired people, numbering as many as 180 million
worldwide.