About the BSR Blindphone

The BSR Blind Phone  is aimed at filling a niche requirement for blind and partially sighted people. A phone designed from the ground up around the needs of a restricted sight person. From the form of the physical design to the user interface, everything is done to remove the requirement of a screen or any visual input or feedback. It aims to produce a low cost device that perfectly meets the needs of it’s target audience.

There are 12 million people of limited sight in Europe. There has been little designed specifically for their specific needs for over 4 years, and there is no low cost handset available in the marketplace for blind or partially sighted people. Currently blind and partially sited people have to use third party software on normal phones to access them. This is becoming and increasing problem as phones become more complicated.

The product
The BSR Blind Phone  is designed to be strong, simple, weather proof, and entirely dedicated to the needs of people who cannot, or are unable to interact with a phone screen.

As well as providing a lifeline for blind and partially sited people, the BSR Blind Phone  can also work in situations where a phone user cannot look at the screen, or is in an environment unsuitable for normal phone usage. This may include driving or flying, or severe weather conditions.

With the addition of a solid state hard drive, the BSR Blind Phone  will also make a fantastic intuitive media player, using Bluetooth to connect with a user’s computer and download media files directly.

The interface
The entire interface is verbal, allowing the user to interact via the keypad, two way navigation and softkeys

The project
Blindphone inc are looking to partner with niche handset producers, for the production of the device, and verbal interface designers, such as Nuance for the design and production of the verbal interface. The aim is to produce the BSR Blind Phone  for a unit cost of less than €50.