Tikk-Tekk Rainbow Measuring Tool Concept

Design students Guopeng Liang and Yun Li at the Tongji University in China have built a creative measuring tool with visual, tactile, and auditory feedback for the visually impaired. Dubbed the Tikk-Tekk Rainbow, it features two rubber plastic rings that you slip over each finger and has a string that unwinds when you’re trying to measure something. The device makes a “tikk” sound every 1cm and a “tekk” sound every 5cm, while the digital display and the embossed Braille numbers also provide measurement results. Looks sleek and highly functional … [via Tuvie]