2013 Braille is developing the world 's first smartphone for visually impaired people . The phone 's screen contains pins which move to form TED Fellow Sumit Dagar characters when an SMS or email is received . © 2013 It uses Shape Memory Alloy technology which ensures pins contract back to their original position . The phone will retail for about $ 185 , and the team hopes to release it by the end of 2013 .
2013 Braille is developing the world 's first smartphone for visually impaired people . The phone 's screen contains pins which move to form TED Fellow Sumit Dagar characters when an SMS or email is received . It uses Shape Memory Alloy technology which ensures pins contract back to their original position . The phone will retail for about $ 185 , and the team hopes to release it by the end of 2013 .