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BLITAB® is the world’s first tactile tablet for blind and visually impaired people. BLITAB® is a next curve Braille device for Braille reading and writing that displays one whole page Braille text at once, without any mechanical elements. For the first time our users can have an overview of a whole document. The new developed technology used in the BLITAB® tablet provides an opportunity for an affordable,100x better solution, disrupting a market that has no innovations in the last 40 years.
Overview
Location
Austria, Vienna
Founded date
2014
Mentions in press and media 7
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| Oct 3, 2017 | Smart Home Technology received UBS Award for social innovation | |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Ten finalists join Seif Awards competition | |
| Jan 15, 2017 | iPad For The Blind: $500 Blitab Translates Digital Text Into Braille | Athena Chan, Tech Times 15 January 2017, 11:01 am Touchscreen style devices have dominated the technology industry of late, from wearable devices to smart phones and smart home appliances. It is, however, noticeable that such technology doe... |
| Jan 6, 2017 | Blitab is a Braille device for visually impaired people | Meet Blitab, an Android tablet combined with a smart Braille surface. It’s one of the most affordable Braille devices out there and could change the way visually impaired people use computing devices. The company is participating in TechCru... |
| Jan 5, 2017 | Meet the startups participating in Hardware Battlefield 2017 at CES | We are thrilled to introduce the participants in the Hardware Battlefield 2017. These startups represent what we at TechCrunch feel are the most interesting, most promising early-stage hardware companies being built. Whether medical devices... |
| Jul 23, 2015 | Smart Liquid May Pave Way For Tactile Tablet Touch Screens For The Blind | Alexandra Burlacu, Tech Times 23 July 2015, 09:07 am An Austrian company has developed an intriguing tablet for the blind and visually impaired, using "Smart Liquid" to convert text into braille letters on its display. The rise of... |
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FAQ about BLITAB
When was BLITAB founded?
BLITAB was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about BLITAB?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning BLITAB, among them “Smart Home Technology received UBS Award for social innovation” (Oct 3, 2017) and “Ten finalists join Seif Awards competition” (Sep 14, 2017).
Is BLITAB still active?
Yes, BLITAB is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 3, 2018.