Odin Mobile Launches as Wireless Carrier for the Blind
From: eWeek - 06/07/2013
By: Brian T. Horowitz

Odin Mobile will offer the Huawei Android-based Project Ray phone for the
blind along with a couple of Emporia models, using T-Mobile's wireless
spectrum.

Odin Mobile has launched as a nationwide wireless carrier for the visually
impaired. The Rockville, MD-based company will function as a mobile virtual
network operator over T-Mobile's airwaves.

Project Ray's phone offers calling, Short Message Service (SMS), contact list
services, GPS and voice recording. The phone also lets the visually impaired
access content such as audio books, newspapers, and magazines.

Project Ray also incorporates color identification, picture transcription, and
banknote recognition.

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Links:
Odin Mobile
http://www.odinmobile.com/

Souped-up Huawei Vision gives insight to the blind ($299)
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/huawei-vision-with-ray/4505-6452_7-35782579.html

Eye-Free Mobile Device to Facilitate Daily Life for Blind and Visually
  Impaired People
http://www.qualcomm.com/media/releases/2012/10/22/qualcomm-and-project-ray-announce-development-eye-free-mobile-device

Qualcomm's Wireless Reach program
http://www.qualcomm.com/about/citizenship/wireless-reach

Qualcomm, Project Ray Collaborate on a Mobile Phone for the Blind
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/qualcomm-project-ray-collaborate-on-a-mobile-phone-for-the-blind/

10 iPhone Apps Designed to Assist the Visually Impaired
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/slideshows/10-iphone-apps-designed-to-assist-the-visually-impaired/