While checking out some of my feeds I noticed this nifty little gadget over at Yanko Design (via CrunchGear) which is a camera designed for those who are visually impaired. What’s nifty about it is that you hold the camera against your head which takes a photo and then converts it to braille, which you can actually feel on your head. If that wasn’t enough, a 3 second clip of sound is recorded so that you can identify each photograph later.

This camera is the brainchild of designer Chueh Lee, who works for Samsung China, and has obviously created a very cool and very helpful product. Chueh further explains the product in more detail:

“Touch Sight is a revolutionary digital camera designed for visually impaired people. Simple features make it easy to use, including a unique feature which records sound for three seconds after pressing the shutter button. The user can then use the sound as reference when reviewing and managing the photos. Touch Sight does not have an LCD but instead has a lightweight, flexible Braille display sheet which displays a 3D image by embossing the surface, allowing the user to touch their photo. The sound file and picture document combine to become a touchable photo that is saved in the device and can be uploaded to share with others–and downloaded to other Touch Sight cameras.”

If I don’t see this out there something in the future, then the world is definately damned. The fact that it can be shared to other Touch Sight cameras is also a great idea.

Here is a gallery of the Touch Sight camera, thanks to the images from Yanko Design.