Tag: BLIND
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DOT: World’s First Braille Smartwatch Lets Blind Read e-Books, Messages And Take Directions
World’s first Braille smartwatch ‘Dot’ has been designed by the South Korean engineers. This watch includes bumps that change their position up and down to make different patterns for different words that can be read by blind just like a Braille. Creator hopes that this can help a lot in the education of the blind…
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Microsoft’s Revolutionary Headset For Blind Will Replace White Cane
Microsoft has developed an ingenious headset/headphone that enables the blind to move independently. This headset guides the users using spatial sounds, that reach the inner ear by osteophony or bone conduction. Connected to a smartphone which itself communicates with a network of beacons scattered along the route, the headset aims to replace the traditional white cane.…
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Visually Impaired Can Now Feel Their Memories Thanks To 3D Printing
Pirate3D, a company, has devised an innovative way for the blind people to enjoy a photograph. In fact, they have used a 3D printer to turn a photograph into a scene of apparent life! We tell you more about this touching, as well as, innovative project. “Touchable Memories” is a recent experiment done by the 3D printing…
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FingerReader: A Revolutionary Ring To Read Books To The Blind
A team of researchers has developed a ring-scanner that is able to read any text aloud and it allows blind people to enjoy a book without needing a Braille. We explain how this useful object works! Although there have been many efforts to make literary resources accessible for the blind, such as the Francophone Digital Library which offers…