Barkly Square shopping centre in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick is becoming more accessible for blind and visually impaired shoppers.
Gadgets
Samsung Patents ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses that Controls Your Phone by Blinking Your Eyes
Contact lenses capable of recording video and taking pictures could one day become a reality after Samsung was granted a patent in the US to develop the technology.
Google’s New Gestures Controls Our Screen Without Touching the Screen
Google, in its next phone, wants to introduce the next big thing: a way to control our screens without touching the screen.
This Smart Ring Makes Gesture Controls Accessible in a Way They’ve Never Been Before
After two years, the long-awaited Orii Smart Ring from Origami Labs is finally available for purchase.
Researchers Create Contact Lens that Zooms in When You Blink
University of California San Diego researchers have created a new lens that can zoom in when you blink your eye twice.
This bionic Eye System Restored Vision in Clinical Trials
There are currently clinical trials of smart glasses designed to help vision impaired people to see and read letters again in the United States.
Sound of Vision Project Wants to Replace the White Cane with a Electronic Device
The white cane is still one of the most common tools that blind and visually impaired people use to stay mobile. But think instead how valuable an electronic device would be if it could communicate on the surrounding environment to its user.
Walmart and Sam’s Club Offering Free Prescription Reading Device for Visually Impaired and Blind Customers
Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies recently announced a move to help blind and visually impaired customers through En-Vision America’s ScriptTalk audible prescription labels which are available at nearly 1,200 pharmacies.
Navigation System Designed by College Grads Gives Directions for the Blind and Vision Impaired Using voice commands
Two graduates from Brandon’s Assiniboine Community College have developed a system to help the visually impaired navigate inside large buildings, including schools.
Orion Brain Implant Restores Partial Sight To Blind Patients
Scientists have partially restored sight to blind people using a paradigm-shifting implant that wires images directly to the brain.
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