Nokia,
Tampere University and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired have created the Nokia Braille Reader. The Nokia Braille Reader offers the visually-impaired and blind a way to read SMS text messages via Braille.
The app captures received SMS messages and brings them to the foreground for
reading using Braille and tactile feedback.
The app beeps when an SMS message is received. The software opens up. The message is displayed in Braille one letter a time. The Braille is felt via haptic feedback. There is pause button if the reader needs to stop.
It works on Nokia touchscreen phones. Nokia would like feedback from users.
The comments are interesting, suggesting that mobile phone could also be used as a Braille writer. Others request voice reading. A video follows with a demonstration.
The Nokia Braille Reader works Nokia devices based on S60 5th Edition, including Nokia N97, 5800
XpressMusic and the newly released N97 mini, 5530, 5230 and X6.