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yankodesign.com - 12/1/2008

This iPhone is “Touchier” Than Most

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As wonderful as the iPhone is, it leaves out anyone visually impaired. This Silicon Touch iPhone case works in tandem with an app to allow special accessibility functions like text to speech and moon type tactile feedback. The case is engraved with modified bas-relief buttons each corresponding ...

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slashgear.com - 12/2/2008

Silicon Touch iPhone case concept is for the visually impaired

— slashgear.com — Now this is pretty cool. Even though it’s only a concept at this point, the Silicon Touch... iPhone case is an accessory for your iPhone that’s meant for those who are visually impaired . And the real plus side here is that it doesn’t take away any of ... (more) Silicon Touch iPhone case concept is for the visually ...

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iphonebuzz.com - 12/8/2008

Silicon Touch iPhone Case brings the iPhone to visually impaired users

— iphonebuzz.com — Touchscreen phones have been a thing that the visually impaired have been forced to live without for... so long. Bruno Fosi has set out to change that for everyone with his new concept Silicon Touch iPhone case . This case is designed not to take away ... (more) Silicon Touch iPhone Case brings the iPhone to visually ...

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InVision Case Makes the iPhone Blind-Friendly, Defiantly Screenless [Accessibility]
Gizmodo — ... Feel-good sentiment aside, a project like this would face some huge hurdles. Not only would the screenreading and interface apps likely require a good deal of research and development, but their deep integration into the iPhone's OS would almost certainly violate the App Store rules, which can and one day will be construed to mean that Apple despises blind people. Right? RIGHT? Controversy! [Yanko] ...

Silicone Touch: an iPhone case for the visually impaired
Engadget — ... not designed for touch typing), which makes this case by designer Bruno Fosi all the more impressive. The Silicone Touch covers the phone's screen and features a selection of bas-relief buttons that correspond to menu items in a custom app, allowing those with diminished sight access to all the phone's functions, including multi-touch and finger flick scrolling. Right now it's just a concept, but we're hoping to see this one become a reality sooner rather than later. [Via Yanko Design] ...

Touch and Go: Tactile iPhone Case for Sight Impaired
Cult of Mac — ... get the most out of the smart phone. It would work in conjunction with special accessibility functions, such as text-to-speech features and moon type tactile alphabet keyboard. Portugal-based designer Bruno Fosi crafted the silicon case with modified bas-relief buttons that correspond to the iPhone home screen. Fosi says that the iPhone thus covered keeps all its functions intact, including multi-touch and finger flick scrolling. Via Yanko Design

Silicon Touch iPhone Case for Visually Impaired
Apple iPhone Blog — ... References: http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/12/01/this-iphone-is-touchier-than-most/

Ten crazy iPhone cases
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... , or try out the tactile iPhone case above (which transmits button presses to a customized home screen -- not something I'd want to use all the time, but it is wild and ...