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This app uses augmented reality and a camera to guide blind travellers
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.
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.
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.
New accessibility features are coming to Android devices
Android is introducing new features to improve accessibility, personalization, and productivity across various devices.
iPhone 14 features a Mac-like startup sound to help blind users
An optional new accessibility feature allows the upcoming iPhone 14 models to play a sound while turning on and off. The optional accessibility feature will allow blind and low-vision users to tell when the new iPhones have restarted. This is understood to be a chime similar to those played by generations of Macs.
Is your iPhone compatible with iOS 16?
iOS 16 will be released today, Sept. 12 to compatible iPhones.
Google Meet launches new accessibility features
Google Meet users will soon find that their space button will now double as a mute toggle in Google Meet’s latest update. Google announced through their own blog that Google Meet would receive a new suite of updates now that the popular video conferencing service has now hit web devices.
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