Finger-Mounted Reading Device for the Blind
From: Wireless Design & Development - 03/10/2015

Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory have built a prototype of a
finger-mounted device with a built-in camera that converts written text into
audio for visually impaired users. The device provides feedback - either
tactile or audible - that guides the user’s finger along a line of text, and
the system generates the corresponding audio in real time.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2015/03/photos-day-finger-mounted-reading-device-blind
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/finger-mounted-reading-device-blind-0310
http://www.pddnet.com/news/2015/03/finger-mounted-reading-device-blind
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/03/finger-mounted-reading-device-blind

Links:
FingerReader: A Wearable Deviceto Explore Printed Text on the Go
http://fluid.media.mit.edu/projects/fingerreader
http://fluid.media.mit.edu/sites/default/files/FingerReaderCHI15%20Camera%20Ready-fonts%20embedded.pdf

FingerReader - Wearable Text-Reading Device (video 2:15)
https://vimeo.com/86912300

Related:
FingerSight
http://www.fingersight.com/