Thanks for the suggestions. I've been thinking about how to approach the blind community with the idea. My feeling right now is I should at least have somethi

Thanks for the suggestions. I've been thinking about how to approach the blind community with the idea. My feeling right now is I should at least have something to "try out" to give them a sense of what I'm after. As soon as I figure out how to get the "reader" down to a size where I feel good about its usability (doesn't matter too much if wires are sticking out etc.) I just want the actual interface to be an appropriate size. Another thing that is also "pie in the sky" but I think another reason I'm so interested is I think there are alot of applications (some reasonable today, but some that may be pushing the boundaries of what we may think of today). I can imagine (at low enough cost, and by perfecting the mechanics) an entire industry could be born around the idea of "consuming information tactilely". Even for sighted people.