Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Core Advance, the successor of Galaxy Core, back in December last year. It had a range of usability functions and enhanced accessibility features for disabled and visually impaired users such as Optical Scan, Light Sensing technology, Instant Voice Recorder, Screen Curtain, TTS (Text-to-Speech) functionalities and Voice Guided Camera functions.
Today, Samsung unveiled a range of accessories such as Ultrasonic Cover, Optical Scan Stand, and Voice Label for the Galaxy Core Advance, specially designed for disabled and visually impaired users.
- The Ultrasonic Cover allows users to detect obstacles (up to 2 meters away) and navigate unfamiliar places by sending an alert through a vibration or TTS feedback
- The Optical Scan Stand positions the device to focus on printed materials, automatically activating the Optical Scan application, which recognizes text from an image and reads it aloud to the user.
- The Voice Label assists users in distinguishing objects by allowing them to make notes and tag voice labels easily on-the-go. Using NFC technology, users can record, stop and access their notes
To remind you, the Samsung Galaxy Core Advance has a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA)front-facing camera. It also has physical keys for frequently used features including voice recorder, camera, volume, menu, home and power.
These accessories would be sold separately, but no word on pricing or availability yet. Samsung plans to introduce more accessibility features and accessories for their Galaxy devices in the future.