Geek News reports: For all the technological advancements we’re seeing in this digital age, little consideration has been given to those who cannot see what appears on a smooth, pixelated screen. There’s text-to-speech and the spotty accuracy of Siri commands, but the lack of devices supporting Braille and their cost, which can be upwards of $3,000, has hampered literacy among the blind community.

However, a South Korean start-up company wants to change the statistics and empower the visually impaired with Braille-supported smart devices. Their smartwatch, Dot, has a tactile face full of actively shifting, well, dots that pop-up or recede into the watch’s face, so users can read messages, e-books, or directions from their smartphone, which syncs over Bluetooth 4.0.

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