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[sound] Stanford University.
>> I touched my eight fingers to the screen, anywhere.
>> Calibrated.
>> And the keyboard is built.
This project is piece of software that allows visually
impaired users to type very efficiently on these modern day
tablet PCs such as iPads, Android mobile phones.
Essentially anything with a touch screen.
>> B, C, D.
>> The way it works is instead of having fingers which find
the buttons.
We build buttons that find the fingers.
>> Calibrated.
>> Once you shake the device, the menu is activated.
>> Menu activated.
>> You interact with the menu options by dragging your
finger across the screen.
>>
[inaudible] chemistry.
>> Once I've selected the menu option, I simply release my
finger from the screen.
>> Chemistry launched.
>> So now the keyboard is set to type chemistry.
>> 2H plus O.
>> What currently exists is physical note takers which are
generally big and clunky and could range from 3,000 to 6,000
dollars.
Tablet PCs are available at a fraction of the cost and do so
much more.
>> Email launched, compose, edit box, sending message
>> Just because you're vision impaired doesn't mean you have
anything less to offer.
Who knows what we're going to get because of this device.
But it's opening a door that wasn't open before.
>> Calibrated, calibrated
>> For more, please visit us at Stanford.Edu.