Scientists at the University of Michigan are working to create a Kindle-style tablet with refreshable Braille. The tactile display, or refreshable Braille as it is known, already exists, but can only display one line of text at a time. The current devices are extremely expensive and not user friendly.

However, with a tablet that could display the same amount of text in Braille as a Kindle currently does would allow for pleasurable fiction reading and easier studying.

Scientists say that it may still be a few years before their device is ready. Find the full article here.

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Holy Braille: Scientists developing Kindle-style tablet for the blind