(keitai-l) mobile phone for blind/partially sighted

From: nick may <nick_at_kyushu.com>
Date: 11/23/03
Message-Id: <D4027E29-1DA2-11D8-BB05-00039377A93A@kyushu.com>
 From the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3226314.stm

The first mobile phone designed specifically for blind and partially 
sighted people has gone on show in the UK.

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it will appeal to anyone who wants to make and receive calls but who is 
put off by screen-based technology.

"A number of people just want a simple device that's easy to use and 
friendly," he said.

"What mobile phone should you buy for your elderly grandmother for 
example, who isn't interested in flashing lights, screens and menu 
systems, but she is used to an ordinary-looking phone?"

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Nick
Received on Sun Nov 23 12:52:08 2003