Magnification
November 25th, 2009 by rbanks
A Product (You Think) You’ll Never Need
“The $395 Optelec Compact Mini is about the size of a small entry-level global-positioning unit. By clicking a button, a user can view a printed page on its 3.5-inch LCD screen in one of three magnifications, with or without LED illumination. To help those who are unable to see all contrasts, objects can be displayed with one of several backgrounds and text colors, either standard black on white, or white on black, yellow on black, or yellow on blue. If the user can see an object only when it is close to his or her eyes, a still image “snapshot” can be taken and the screen then brought closer to the face.” 
NYTimes.com
