telesoft.co.jp - 8/11/2008
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back Braille karaoke * Braille Karaoke News Nippon Telesoft has produceda Braille KARAOKE System! You can enjoy KARAOKE using our Braille display with SEIKA! Lyric synchronizes with Braille and it will appear on the display with a KARAOKE melody. You can sing together in harmony when connected with other SEIKAS. It includes sample KARAOKE music, but you can ...
gizmodo.com - 8/11/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Two Japanese companies are teaming up to develop
a karaoke system for the blind called the Seika....
Hooking up to a PC via USB, custom software will import karaoke lyrics and convert them into 40 characters of braille on a separate "display." The result is a realtime, networkable lyrics feed for those who may not have a particular song memorized, creating a world where disability hampers no one ...
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Braille Karaoke Good For Blind, Even Better for Deaf ...
engadget.com - 8/14/2008
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engadget.com —
Gadgets for the visually impaired are nothing new
, but the Touch Sight camera is one of...
the most unique we've seen. Designed to be held against the forehead, the camera doesn't have an LCD, but instead displays a three-dimensional representation ...
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Touch Sight camera for the blind displays photos using ...
technabob.com - 8/9/2008
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technabob.com —
You know how karaoke is really fun until
someone drinks a little too much and starts majorly...
hogging the mic for their less-than-moving versions of American Pie and N*Sync B-sides? Now you can shut them down with cold, hard facts about their blood ...
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karaoke saver: the diy breathalyzer microphone
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New technology lets visually impaired people sing karaoke, too
CrunchGear —
... from Nagoya will release the machine this fall. It’s Japan-only at this point but Nippon Telesoft has set up a dedicated English homepage for the product (which means a lot here in Japan) so that exporting the technology at some point doesn’t seem to be impossible. ...
Braille Karaoke Good For Blind, Even Better for Deaf [Karaoke]
Gizmodo —
... the blind called the Seika. Hooking up to a PC via USB, custom software will import karaoke lyrics and convert them into 40 characters of braille on a separate "display." The result is a realtime, networkable lyrics feed for those who may not have a particular song memorized, creating a world where disability hampers no one from torturing their friends with drunken cacophony. The system is still in development, but signs look good for Seika to make it stateside when it's released. [Telesoft via ...
Braille Karaoke Allows The Visually Impaired To Sing Along Too
OhGizmo! —
... part of life. They’re now selling a software solution that will allow users of their Seika Version 3 Braille Pin Display to join in on the ‘fun’. It seems to require the use of a laptop computer (which the braille display connects to via USB) and I have to assume the software is compatible with all standard karaoke files. It should be available in Japan this Fall, but there’s no word on whether it will be getting an international release.
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New technology lets visually impaired people sing karaoke, too
crunchgear.com 8/11/2008 —
Two companies from the motherland of Karaoke, Japan, partnered up to develop a new Karaoke system that is tailor-made to meet the demands of the blind and visually impaired.
Tokyo-based Nippon Telesoft and Xing from Nagoya will release the ...