Intex Technologies has launched the INTEX VISION, a mobile phone designed for the visually impaired. The phone was unveiled by the National Association for the Blind (NAB) amongst its students and faculty.
Developed at Intex?s Centre for design and development, the dual SIM phone (GSM+GSM) has a large Braille keypad to facilitate recognition of digits. Users who are not conversant with Braile, could switch on the Talking Keypad feature which speaks out in English the number they have pressed.
Keeping in mind communication needs in an emergency, the phone has a SOS feature which allows the user to save four emergency numbers. By pressing the SOS button, the call gets automatically directed to the first emergency number.
Commenting on the launch, Shailendra Jha, DGM-Telecom, Intex Technologies said, ?Intex believes that simple and affordable technology can do wonders in enhancing quality of life of differently-abled people. India has the largest number of blind people in the world and NAB is the best platform in the country to reach to them. INTEX Vision is just a small gesture to help empower the visually impaired population by bringing connectivity within easy reach?
?Blindness is a disability which could be overcome with training and guidance. The INTEX Vision phone is an ideal tool for the visually impaired people to satisfy their communication needs. It can play a very useful role in their integrated development? said Mohinder Kapur, President, National Association for the Blind.
With a very simple user interface, the phone has a no-frills design with entertainment and utility features like wireless FM radio, audio player, expandable memory up to 2 GB, torch light, auto call record, mobile tracker, dedicated one-touch key for locking the keypad, a phone and SMS memory of 1000 contacts and 250 messages respectively.
For the safety of the users, the FM antenna has been housed in the panel below the phone. The handset is priced at Rs 2,600.
