Titan Industries Ltd has unveiled Braille watches designed for the visually impaired, branded Titan Braille. These watches crafted with a protective liftable top cover and raised patterns on the dial make a great aid for visually impaired people to have time on their fingertips. The Titan Braille watch has been designed in-house by the Titan Design Studio and is manufactured at the company’s manufacturing plant in Hosur. The watches come with a special instruction manual in Braille, which has been developed in consultation with the National Association for the Blind. Designed in round and rectangular stainless steel cases, these watches use a quartz movement. The stainless steel cases make it sturdier and reliable. Priced at Rs. 995, the watches come with a warranty and battery life of two years. (as per their Press Release of Dec 2, 2008)
It is an interesting development; it demonstrates one more commitment of the Tata group to address larger societal issues.
Personally I feel touched that Indian designers are getting busy with addressing India’s problems (India is home to the largest number of blind people in the world)
One hope this trend becomes the “in thing” and our scientists & technologists focus more and more on solving India’s problems, that too pressing problems.
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