South Korean company Dot has developed a smartwatch that only displays information in braille, and is calling it a world first.
Intended to help visually impaired people lead independent and fulfilling lives, the Dot Watch is a streamlined smart device that offers information without hassle.

The minimalist design features a large circular face with a moving keyboard that relays braille text in real time.
While its main function is to tell the time and date, the watch can be connected to a smartphone application called the Dot Watch App, to receive information such as road navigation, weather notifications, calls and text messages, as well as social media alerts.
Made from silver aluminium, the watch utilises four electro-magnetic actuators that seamlessly relay information through textural dots. These automatically adopt the formations of braille numbers and symbols.
The watch can be paired with straps in different colours and materials for personalisation.
Dot claims that, while other braille displays read one line at a time, the display on the Dot Watch is an active one. It is designed to "pass by the user's fingertips as if it were on a moving belt", said Alex Lee, Dot's sales and marketing director.
The technology is touch-sensitive, meaning that the second a user takes their finger off the final dot in a sentence, the braille formation changes to the next. The user is able to flip between messages by tapping the face of the watch or manually by using t...