CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them ...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them ...

The device has vibration motors that alert readers when they stray from the script, said Mr Roy Shilkrot, who is developing the device at the MIT Media Lab. For Mr Jerry Berrier, 62, who was born ...

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them ...