A pair of young French engineering students are working to tackle the problem of navigating big cities by developing a augmented reality (AR) navigation app that identifies the most practical route for them and uses spatial sound, also known as 3D sound to guide them in the right direction.
How to block unknown calls on iPhone
Receiving repeated calls from unknown callers is irritating. The FCC mandates that phone companies make it freely available to keep your number private, but also that telemarketers are not allowed to hide their numbers. Fortunately, you can easily block a number on your iPhone, block unknown callers, block no caller ID, and even stop calls from hidden numbers.
Software developer invents assistant glasses for blind and partially sighted users
A 25-year-old Turkish Software developer has invented special glasses, named “assistant glasses,” that help visually impaired people to “recognize” people or “identify” objects.
Software programmer develops app to help bus drivers see blind passengers
Software programmer Cassie Hames is a regular bus user, and is also legally blind. To make it easier to hail public buses, she’s developing an app that would trigger an alert to the driver.
How to end a phone call with Siri on iOS 16
Below, we’ll show you how to enable the setting that allows you to end audio or video calls with Siri.
Wearable assistive robot developed to prevent falls for elderly
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University Singapore and Tan Tock Seng Hospital have created a wearable assistive robot that prevents falls and assists in physiotherapy for the elderly.
Korean trio designs guitar for blind musicians
Korean design trio Eojin Roh, Seonjin Baek, and Yujeong Shin have introduced VITAR, a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) designed for the blind and visually impaired.
How to use Live Captions on an iPhone
Introduced in iOS 16, “Live Captions” enable you to see captions for nearly anything that plays audio on your iPhone. That includes videos, music, podcasts, and even phone calls and FaceTime calls.
How to enable the new power on and off sounds for iPhone 14
Apple added the startup and shutdown chimes for the iPhone 14 series as a new accessibility feature after many Blind and low-vision users reportedly asked the company for a clear way to tell whether their iPhone had restarted, and now anyone can enable them.
New accessibility features are coming to Android devices
Android is introducing new features to improve accessibility, personalization, and productivity across various devices.
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