FingerReader can Emerge as a Superior Alternative to Braille

American researchers have developed a new device that can read books out loud when you place your finger over the text.

FingerReader, a device developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Media Lab, reads text aloud as users run their fingers over each word.

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The device can be used by visually impaired people who require help with accessing printed text and also for language translation.

Users scan a text line with their finger and receive an audio feedback of the words and a haptic feedback of the layout - start and end of line, new line and other cues.

Haptic feedback is a tactile feedback technology that takes advantage of the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations or motions to the user.

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The FingerReader algorithm knows to detect and give feedback when the user veers away from the baseline of the text and helps them maintain a straight scanning motion within the line, said an MIT release.

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