The First Watch for the Blind

It is reported that there are over 285 million people having trouble in seeing things in the world. However, most of them are about to get a lot better. Recently, a company has produced the world’s first smartwatch Dot, which is really helpful for the blind in their daily life. Its features are very advanced and much better than any other watch designed for the blind nowadays. Dot displays the information of the smartwatch, and it’s possible for its users to choose the speed at which the characters update. It makes the users operate it more easily and conveniently. Dot can also connect to a smart phone via Bluetooth and receive any text from any app or service. Another advantage is that users can also send simple messages using its buttons on the side. Dot has a special function, which makes users develop or adapt apps for it. If you are good at developing some apps, it’s really a good design. Never be worried about the functions of the watch, because it totally differs from other watches for the blind. Nowadays, all kinds of digital devices for the blind have been around for some time, but if you study them carefully, you will find that they are mainly focused on the sound function. As a matter of fact, for the blind, what they care about is not only the sound but also other functions. Some equipment requires people to use earphones when they use these watches, but if so, users are sure to ignore the sound from what is happening in their environment, which can be dangerous. What’s worse, some equipment even makes usres’ personal information public. In this case, it is likely to make the safety problems. Besides, considering that the digital Braille reading devices are mostly heavy and expensive, the smartwatch really helps the blind improve the quality of their life a lot. The Dot smartwatch has been in development for three years, and the company will finally start delivering its devices to nearly140,000 users.