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Martin
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Martin

mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca

Martin

mcourcel@allovertheplace.ca
I'm a guy who happens to be blind and also possesses most of his teeth. I like to make people laugh and love to annoy others. I'm also a gadget geek.
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Martin
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Martin

4 months ago • •

Martin

4 months ago • •


This kid is da bomb! A braille display for under 50 bucks? Yes please! forbes.com/sites/kevinanderton…

14-Year-Old Boy Invents Digital Braille Reader And Wins $3,500

He is in the ninth grade and has a passion for engineering and helping others. He had a goal of creating a digital braille reader for less than $50 and he succeeded.
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Sean Randall

in reply to Martin • 4 months ago • •
I applaud the innovation of course, but only being able to tell which character is under your finger 86% of the time makes for confusing reading.
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in reply to Sean Randall • 4 months ago • •
@cachondo What's the tech under this? I'm always extremely, super mega skeptical about such innovations.
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in reply to André Polykanine • 4 months ago • •
@menelion it sounds like a rotational system that touches the fingers rather than a line of cells, but I haven't looked at any of the images in detail.
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in reply to Sean Randall • 4 months ago • •
Funny how a braille display with an 86% accuracy rate is considered innovation, but AI making even one mistake based on bad input means the technology is clearly useless. #shitpost
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in reply to Sean Randall • 4 months ago • •
@cachondo @menelion It is, and when you factor the price out to a full display it's actually more than what an Orbit display costs.
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