RightHear announced the U.S. launch of its orientation and navigation system for the blind and visually impaired, which provides real-time voice cues through a smartphone to navigate public buildings using Bluetooth beacon sensors located in the buildings.
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Blind and Low Vision Customers Get Help Shopping at Supermarket with New App
Wegmans Food Markets is the first grocery chain in the U.S. to partner with Aira, a mobile app that offers next generation shopping assistance to customers who are blind or have low vision.
Key2Access is Advancing Pedestrian Mobility for the Blind with Wireless Technology
Key2Access is Advancing pedestrian mobility with cutting edge wireless technology that allows users to request crossing without having to find and reach the button on the pole.
Blue Light from Smartphones and Tablets Accelerating Blindness, According to Study
Researchers from The University of Toledo studied the impact of blue light — which comes from the sun as well as digital devices — on our eyes.
AT&T Expanding the Back-To-School Program for Blind College students
In a partnership with AT&T, Aira and the National Federation of the Blind are Expanding the Back-To-School Program for Blind College students.
App That Calls Sighted Volunteers Wins a Technology Award
Be My Eyes, a Danish company that allows some 87,000 people who have downloaded the free app to request assistance in situations where vision is needed from 1.5 million volunteers, won the accessibility prize at the Tech4Good awards.
Google Assistant Now Makes Video Calls for You
As reported by Android Police, you can now ask Google Assistant to initiate a video call for you with someone in your contact list, and it will do so by automatically launching Duo. If you don’t have Duo installed, Android Police notes that Assistant will use Hangouts instead.
How to Use the Blue Light Filter on Your Phone
HOW TO USE NIGHT SHIFT ON YOUR IPHONE
Released in iOS 9.3, the Night Shift feature in iOS allows you to filter out blue light and adjust the warmth of the colors in your display. To turn it on go to:
How to Reset Your Dropbox Password
As long as you remember your password, you can sign in to dropbox.com and change your password through your account settings.
If you can’t sign in to your Dropbox account, a quick way to reset your password is to visit the Forgot password page. You can also try one of the methods below.
Google Assistant Can Now Map Out Your Day
Google has announced that it will introduce a “visual snapshot” feature in Assistant to summarize what’s happening in your day.
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