Mobile Phone for the Blind Start Sale

British telecommunications company , OwnFone , on Friday ( 05/16/2014 ) and claims to have sold the first mobile phone in the world wide . This phone is intended for the visually impaired and other users who have visual limitations .

Quoted by the BBC , although already many manufacturers that make phones with Braille , OwnFone claims to be the first party to sell the phones .

The phone design itself looks simple . The front and rear are made using 3D printing techniques and can be customized . The letters and keypad buttons embossed using Braille .

" 3D printing enables a quick and effective way to make buttons with Braille , " said the braille cell phone maker , Tom Sunderland .

" This phone can also be personalized with two or four wide pre-programmed buttons for calling friends , family , job , or emergency services , " said Sunderland .

The new mobile phone is now available in the UK . OwnFone sell the phone with a price tag of 60 pounds, or about USD 1.2 million .

Although this phone made OwnFone became the first publicly traded , but the idea of ​​a mobile phone for blind people has actually been around a long time .

Previously , in 2013 , a pioneering Indian company named Kriyate never made ​​a prototype smartphone that uses Braille . The smartphone has a screen that displays range and can be reduced , as well as provide feedback on the sound or vibration .