Monday 19 May 2014

Britain vows to link blind with the modern world !



Every day new extraordinary uses for 3D printing emerge. A British company called OwnFone announced a new phone that’s quite the innovation. The company, founded on the principles of simplicity, ease, and affordability within the mobile phone market, gained notoriety back in 2012 when they introduced the first customizable handset which partially used 3D printing technology. A year later they introduced the 1st Fone, which was targeted towards children ages 9-12. The 1st Fone gave parents the ability to customize the device with buttons to call important people.


This week OwnFone introduced the next device to their personalized phone lineup. This device, simply called the OwnFone Braille is specifically created for the vision impaired, and is the very first Braille phone available to consumers. Those interested, simply can go to the OwnFone website and customize the device. Once there, the customer has the option of choosing which names and numbers they would like programmed onto the main screen of the phone. The online system automatically converts English into braille. The customer can also customize the color for the face of the phone, or even add customized pictures if they choose, for a small additional £5 fee. Once created, the phone’s front and back, including the raised braille are 3D printed with stereolithography based technology. Tom Sunderland, the founder of OwnFone decided to use 3D printing because it was the cheapest method for creating hundreds of phones, all which have a different form to them.


The technology used by OwnFone is currently patent pending. The braille phone costs just £60, and is currently available in the United Kingdom. Having said this, Sunderland has stated that they are planning to launch a Kickstarter campaign shortly, in order to make the phones available internationally. The exact date of the crowd funding campaign has not been announced as of yet.  For those who are vision impaired and can not read braille, the phone can be created with customizable raised symbols, or letters if the user wishes.

Friday 16 May 2014

Writer's journey to Gagri, The land of peace

Gagri, A village in the heart of sindh, Pakistan is an underdeveloped reign where there is almost no social media, nor the networks, neither media. Paying a visit to such a place was the matter of covering and appreciating US Aid's work which is properly utilized on mainly the promotion of education. The illitracy is on its peak in in whole of Pakistan but the non urbanized sectors are indeed getting more devastating as the time is passing.
Well known for its production of mangoes and dates, this particular part gives an extraordinary environment of one's relaxation. Acres of spread fields covering huge trees full of material waits for you to have a perfect refreshment. The mango of its is well known all over the globe including 'Chaunsa' which Chaunsa is widely regarded as the best mango in terms of its rich aroma, sweet taste, juicy pulp and high nutritional value. For this very reason its often regarded as "King of the mangoes".
Others beside are :
'Langra'
'Dasehri'
'Sindhri'

Moreover it is also one of the biggest producers of dates, having over fifty thousand date trees. The workers mainly owe either the small farms or gardens and that is the biggest reason of no specific landlord covering a big area. around three hundred acres of land is covered where the arability exists. Although Pakistan is a terror affected area but unlike whole of the country this village surrounded by the other small villages is absolutely free of it. It doesn't have a police station because its not needed at all.
Kidnapping , kickbacks, murders and the occurrence of  henious crimes are once in a blue moon. The locals lead a simple life working for more than fifteen hours a day and enjoying the scenic beauty of such an awesome village.