touch your time

觸碰你的時間

Watches available for the blind

給盲人的手錶

Option I: "Talking" Watch

選項ㄧ：「說話」手錶

Watch says: "It's 1:56 AM."

手錶說：「現在凌晨 1:56 。」

I actually won't use a talking watch, I find that it interferes with privacy.

我其實不會用說話的手錶，因為我發現那會妨礙我的隱私

Blind people want to know the time, without having the whole world know that we are checking the time.

盲人想要知道時間，但他們不需要全世界都知道他們正在看時間

In a noisy situation like a subway station, I can't hear the thing.

如果在一個很吵雜的環境，我聽不到手錶說話

So I would be lost to know what the time is.

所以我就無法知道現在的時間

"disruptive" or "inaudible"

「干擾的」或「聽不到的」

Option II: "Tactile" Analog watch

選項二：「觸覺」指針式手錶

For a lot of other people, it would be a real challenge to use a analog watch.

對於很多人來說，用指針式手錶是一大挑戰

Where you need to open and feel the hands without moving them.

你必須要打開蓋子，觸摸指針卻不能移動到它們

I think the problem is that the hands move too much.

我覺得問題是指針很容易跑掉

Getting it fixed was a big problem, they had to re-drill out the lock,

要修它是一件麻煩事，他們需要將鎖頭重鑽

and then something else happened, so it was like three or four times going back to the shop, so I thought I would never have a watch again.

接著又發生其他問題，所以我反覆三四次去修手錶，一直覺得自己應該不會再擁有一隻錶了

"inaccurate" and "fragile"

「不準確」且「脆弱」

And even those options...

甚至就連這些選項...

If I need something that is blind-accessible, I usually don't go to a regular store to look for it,

如果我需要買盲人專用的東西，我不會到一般的店面去找

unless I happen to know that they carry something like that, because most places don't.

除非我剛好知道他們那裡有，因為通常都不會有

They have to be purchased from specialty stores, none of which are located terribly close to the place where I live.

那些盲人專屬的用品都要到特別的地方去購買，而那些地方都離我家很遠

are not readily available...

並非簡易可及的...

Current solutions fall behind their needs...

目前擁有的解方都沒有滿足他們的需求...

But now listening to their needs...

但現在我們傾聽他們的需求...

Opportunity for people with and without disability to work collaboratively together.

這是個讓有身心障礙和沒有身心障礙的人一起合作的機會

With universal design

擁有全球性的設計

that appeals to and works for both blind and non-blind.

目的在於做出盲人和非盲人都可以使用的產品

I think all inclusion is the way to go, I don't know why it hasn't been done all along,

我認為「融合的產品設計」是一個很好的方向，我不明白為什麼一直都沒有人這麼做

they think it's going to be cost prohibitive, but it actually ended up with a bigger market.

他們認為成本會過高，但結果是這其實擁有更大的市場

Here is the prototype.

這是我們的模型

Sighted people can tell time by looking at it,

看得見的人可以直接用看的來判別時間

and if you are visually impaired, you can know the time by touching it.

如果有視覺障礙的話，可以用觸摸的來得知時間

The two ball bearings are very easy to feel, and it has this flexibility to wiggle,

這兩顆小鐵球很容易可以摸出來，且它們擁有可以晃動的彈性

if you press it too hard, then it will fall off the tramp to prevent it from distorting time,

如果不小心壓太大力了，它就會自動脫離軌道，以防表達了不正確的時間

all you need to do is shake it gently, and it will bring back its original position.

你只需要輕輕一甩，它就會自動回到原本的位置了

Developing it together...

一起開發...

Here,

來

here is the watch to tell time,

這是一隻手錶，你可以藉由它來知道時間

it's big size. You can just touch the surface and see what you feel.

是大尺寸的，你摸摸看表面，跟我說你感覺到什麼

There's a dot in the middle, a dot down below, and the dot seems to slide in a channel.

中間有一個點，下面有一個點，這兩個點似乎在一個軌道上滑動

-If this one is not accurate -Not too precise. -Right? But... -Yeah, okay.

-如果這個不準確 -不是很精確 -對吧？但... -好的，了解了

-So, 12:45? -Yes.

-現在 12:45 嗎？ -是的

-So it looks like it's about a quarter to twelve. -Yes.sir.

-感覺像是 11:45 -是的

-Say it's about 2:17. -Yeah!

-手錶說現在 2:17 -對！

I think this is a good idea, so I like to call it as an advantage.

我覺得這是一個好主意，我會說是個優勢

I like the concept and I think it's a good idea, if I guess the right time, it works!

我喜歡這個概念，如果能讓我知道正確的時間，那就很有用！