People with Color Vision Deficiency, or CVD for short, are in a sort of a no man’s land where they are able to see but what they see might not exactly reflect reality. Not all color blind people are color blind in the same way or to the same extent, but almost all of them suffer not only from some personal insecurity but also from deprivation of certain forms of livelihood.
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Fanmail: November 27, 2017
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six Appliance Manufacturers Are Integrating Voice Automation, Making Thanksgiving More Accessible
These six manufacturers are putting out new, Wi-Fi Enabled appliance models that home owners can control with an Alexa or Google Home assistant hub. Most manufacturers require the user to connect their voice hub to their new appliance in a proprietary smart device app, and Alexa users will also need to activate the appropriate skill for their product.
EasyReader for Android is Now Available!
Amazon Announces Echo, Alexa, and Prime Music to Canada in December
Amazon has announced that it’s finally launching its voice-controlled Echo speakers in Canada on December 5.
Developer’s App Helps Visually Impaired Navigate
The iBeacon hardware uses the Bluetooth Low Power protocol technology to emit radio signals to nearby smartphones and is used by the audible wayfinding app, AWARE, for the visually impaired.
New App Called Bravo Tango Brain Training is Now Available on Google Devices
Bravo Tango Brain Training, the first-ever voice activated meditation app has been released in a partnership between National Geographic and 360i. The app was designed for veterans, with the aim of providing another tool in the effort to enhance mental health support for America’s veteran community. The meditation app is available for free on smartphones via the Google Assistant app and Google Home Devices. To begin, say “Ok Google, talk to Bravo Tango.”
Augmented Reality Glasses Could Soon Help Legally Blind To See Again
This project is the work of computer vision scientist Philip Torr and neuroscientist Stephen Hicks, both of whom work at the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford. For the past several years, they’ve been developing smart AR glasses, which pick up on visual weaknesses in a person’s eyesight and enhance these details — allowing individuals to navigate independently, avoid collisions, or see better in dark or low-light conditions. These glasses use a combination of smart computer vision algorithms and cameras to register scenes in front of an individual, and then exaggerate certain details of it — such as increasing image contrast, highlight specific features, or creating “cartoonish representations of reality” — depending on the requirements of the user. For example, a person with blurry vision due to glaucoma can have the salience of certain important parts of an image enhanced.
VIP: How To Unbutton the Google Assistant Button
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James are joined by Carlos Alvarez. They discuss the top stories from Cool Blind Tech and give you some Cool Picks to think about.
Twitter Has Officially Doubled Its Signature 140 Character Limit
Users should automatically see the 280-character feature. If not, they can update their mobile app or refresh twitter.com on their computers.
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