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Easy-to-use stereo for the blind

Naveen — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:48:21 +0000

Designer: Danke Dieter Concept: When Danke Dieter interviewed Cheryl Sloan (suffering from vision loss), they talked about some of the ways of designing a usable stereo for the blind. She presented the idea of using bigger buttons that could...

Nokia phone will make life easier for the visually impaired

Naveen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:15:45 +0000

Target Customers: The visually impaired. Developed by Peter Alan Smith, the innovative Nokia cell phone aims to revolutionize the way blind people communicate. While the phone will retail for just $600, the most significant thing is the...

Do we have any HDTV for blind? Yes, we have Sony Bravia!

Naveen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:45:48 +0000

Yes, you read that right. Sony has officially announced an ad campaign to explain how visually impaired can enjoy their Bravia HDTVs. Well, they won’t let blind see the screen in actual but will enable the the blinds to get a better...

Eye cell transplantation may cure blindness

Anupam Agnihotri — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:49:21 +0000

Blind people may very soon enjoy the beauty of this word through their eyes because researchers have gone through a study according to which a new ray of hope has become come discernible for thousands of blind people. However, the whole...

GPS-based shoes make way for blind

Dharmendra — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 06:37:05 +0000

Hong Kong scientists claim to have invented a high-tech pair of glasses and shoes to help blind people navigate the trickiest of terrain. The GPS-based glasses and shoes, included with a built-in computer, locate objects within nearby proximity via...