"How would this impact people who rely on screen readers" was exactly my first thought. Unfortunately, it seems there is no middle-ground. Screen-reader-friendly means computer-friendly.

Aren't there manufacturers that only really target local markets that could profit from this technology, e.g. in China, ex-USSR or South America?

Why can't the manufacturers market "smart guns" outside the US? Surely, the NRA's grip isn't world-spanning.

By "back in the day" I was thinking more IBM PC era, rather than Windows 95 era. I agree that there's almost no qualitative difference between how personal computing was done 30 years ago and now.

This thing is basically a small pen plotter for kids. Would love to see it do a more complicated design.