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It's a shopping center in Helsinki that has maps with textures on each different thing. Then, there are a lot of bumps and raised structures that look like dotted lines for people to follow. Doesn't require high tech haptic gloves, which I suppose isn't so fun, eh?]]>Apr 8th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/07/tactile-3d-maps-could-help-blind-people-navigate/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/07/tactile-3d-maps-could-help-blind-people-navigate/
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