Intex and NAB launch Intex Vision

Intex and National Association of Blind (NAB) hankers on empowering visually challenged. Intex Technologies has introduced INTEX VISION, a mobile phone especially designed for visually challenged folks. This device is a dual SIM phone featured with large braile keypad to facilitate recognition of digits. It comes with a 'Talking Keypad' to assist people who are not conversant with braile.

Intex Vision was developed at Intex's Centre for Design & Development. It is feature-packed with simple user interface, no frill design with lots of entertainment & utility features like wireless FM radio, audio player, expandable memory up to 2 GB, torch light, auto call record, mobile tracker, dedicated one-touch key for locking the keypad, a phone and SMS memory of 1000 contacts and 250 messages respectively. The device is priced ar Rs. 2,600.

Shailendra Jha, DGM-Telecom, Intex Technologies said, “Intex believes that simple and affordable technology can do wonders in enhancing quality of life of differently-abled people. India has the largest number of blind people in the world and NAB is the best platform in the country to reach to them. INTEX Vision is just a small gesture to help empower the visually impaired population by bringing connectivity within easy reach”.

Mohinder Kapur, President, National Association for the Blind expressed, “Blindness is a disability which could be overcome with training and guidance. The INTEX Vision phone is an ideal tool for the visually impaired people to satisfy their communication needs. It can play a very useful role in their integrated development."