On Nov. 5, tens of thousands of runners will line up on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, the world’s largest marathon. Among them will be a blind man wearing a vibrating device that will help him navigate the course.
Wearable
Iris Care by Lowe’s Allows seniors to Stay Home as They Age
According to the AARP, 90% of seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age. In response to the needs of this population, Lowe’s has launched a special line of smart home products that help seniors to “age in place.” Called Iris Care, the technology will help family members feel secure about their loved ones, even as 82% of seniors plan to remain at home even if they begin to need day-to-day assistance.
Japanese Athlete Designs Wristwatch for Visually Impaired
A limited edition Japanese model of a wristwatch that can be touched to tell time and was designed by a Japanese Paralympic athlete will go on sale beginning Oct. 24.
Airport Announces New Service For Blind and Low Vision Passengers
Memphis International Airport (MEM) has announced a partnership with technology company Aira that will provide expanded services for blind or low-vision passengers.
Cool Picks: August 22, 2017
In this week’s Cool Picks, Nelson and James are joined by Christopher McMillan. Listen in as they discuss their favourite tech on Cool Blind Tech.
This Fashionable Tech Helps Blind and Low-Vision People Navigate
UK-based designer Emilios Farrington-Arnas has created a wearable for the blind and low-vision with the emphasis on merging fashion with technology.
American Veterans with Blindness to Receive Cyber Eyez Glasses
Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has announced that they have joined with CyberTimez in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Program to deliver Cyber Eyez, a smart glasses based visual aid software to assist American veterans with low vision and blindness, wounded warriors and veterans. The Wounded Warrior Program, an approved Ability One vendor, is an organization with the mission to assist wounded warriors, both men and women who have sustained permanent injury as a result of their tour in combat in their recovery efforts, which often includes employment assistance.
How to find a good Apple Watch band which suits your style and doesn’t break the bank
I have been an advocate of the wearable market within my own life, even though market trends would indicate otherwise as of late. Recently, some wearable companies have gone under; Many would say that at the present time, The Apple Watch has created its own category and largely became a device which is to rival others such as Fitbit, although not quite in the same category as these other devices currently are. As an example, the Apple Watch acts more as an “iPhone-only companion” whereas Fitbit generally works better on Android, where the platform suffers from less restricted functionalities to developers.
Geting Wires Crossed–Not Anymore, with the InnLife Bluetooth headphones!
No doubt this has happened to you. You’re riding in a car, you reach your destination, and then it’s time to take off your seatbelt and exit the vehicle. Which is all fine, except, if you happen to be wearing a headset connected to your phone while in route. more often than not, the wires of the headset get tangled in the seatbelt, and it looks like Stretch Armstrong is trying to materialize out of the tangled mess before you get things straightened out without breaking the fragile wires.
New VR Headset to Help Visually Impaired See
With a swipe of your finger this new technology, called Iris Vision, uses Samsung VR headset combined with software uploaded to a Samsung Galaxy phone.
People with low vision are able to get up close and personal to the world around them.
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