Finger Reader

♤ Researchers from MIT have come up with a prototype device that straps itself around fingers and reads printed text out loud with a synthesized voice.

♤ It contains a camera which reads the text on the page and says it loud.

♤ It weighs no more than a regular ring and can also indicate if the user has reached the end of line or reader’s finger is drifting from the line of text and provides cues to move the finger higher or lower on the page.

♤ A future version where the device can translate text into another language is envisaged by the researchers.

♤ Once launched in market this device will be very helpful for people with sight difficulties.

Part C: Emerging and Significant Technologies