Braille technology firm builds ‘Kindle for the blind’

A man demonstrates the Canute 360, a multi-line braille e-reader developed by Bristol Braille Technologies that the company describes as a 'Kindle for the blind' in Reading, Britain, December 8, 2018. Picture taken December 8, 2018. REUTERS/Matthew Stock

LONDON: A British company plans to launch a Braille e-reader for blind people this year that should greatly enhance their reading experience and spare them from lugging around hefty print volumes. 

Since it was developed by Louis Braille in the 19th Century, the alphabet of raised dots has brought the joy of reading to millions of blind and partially-sighted people.