Interesting Engineering

For those of us to see and hear without difficulty, then the Lorm hand touch alphabet may be unfamiliar unusual form of communication. But for many people ,it is essential. Now, thanks to a new device, Lorm users iwill be able to communicate via SMS.

Designed by Berlin-based Design Research Lab, the mobile Lorm glove allows person to  send and receive text messages via a tactile feedback. The glove used textile pressure sensors at different points located on the palm of the glove corresponding to the Lorm alphabet to construct words and sentences. Also letting the hearing and vision to communicate more freely via mobile text messages and e-mail, the developers also claim the device makes reading e-books easier.

You can see the Mobile Lorm glove in action in the video below.