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This would be wonderful if it develops into reality.
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Sounds like a great idea!
I guess sometimes people forget that, with all of this technology this has been created and can be enjoyed by many people, it creates a further gap between some people, in particular those with hearing and visual problems.
Unfortunately, I wouldn't believe anything that the Daily Mail write. I'll believe it when it is in the Amazon store or Apple store. 
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A wonderful idea @Bambino fully supported by Michigan University which is well known for innovative ideas and concepts from it's Research Facility. Braille readers do exist but they are out of reach of most people due to the phenomenal cost involved. This one looks good because they are using air to create the braille 'bubbles' providing a fully functioning tactile reader.... Long overdue..
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@Bambino wrote:https://www.si.umich.edu/node/13620
Very pleased to see it is getting acknowledgement from the University itself and Digital Trends... I will be interested to see the price when it goes out on a very select market.:smileyhappy:
Edited to add...They are calling it the Holy Braille. Brilliant ....
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What a brilliant idea. Thanks for posting @Bambino
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@gemz4the1 wrote:
Unfortunately, I wouldn't believe anything that the Daily Mail write. I'll believe it when it is in the Amazon store or Apple store.
I really hope you meant that sarcastically, I mean if you only believe things in the Apple store then you are very much unqualified to comment on innovation in the handicapped marketplace for innovative products. The word propaganda springs to mind as an instant thought.
Anyhoo, I can 100% tell you the item is very much real and much further along in development than the articles suggest, and the tablet is not alone, there is also smart watches available using the same tech. One company "Dot" ( http://fingerson.strikingly.com ) not only has a smartwatch near retail stage but is also developing a pad using the same braile bubble technology.
These items and the development of products for people with impairments are very much real and imo vital for giving people access to the kind of tech we take for granted daily.
If you're gonna comment on medical innovation in the portable tech field, please come out of your little Apple bubble for a while, the grass is definitely greener outside of Cupertino's propaganda machine, but I'm sure you'll read all about it in 3 years when someone else's development is hijacked by Apple and relabelled as their own innovation.
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