When their two-year-old son Biel started falling over and had difficulty climbing stairs after learning to walk, Jaume Puig and his wife sought medical help to figure out the problem.
Wearable
Eyedaptic introduces Eye3 AR glasses for low vision users
Eyedaptic has introduced Eye3, a new-and-improved version of its augmented reality eye wear.
Australian researchers turn a pair of regular glasses into night-vision devices
Researchers from the Australian National University have developed technology that allows people to see clearly in the dark revolutionizing night vision. The researchers used a first-of-it’s-kind thin film that is ultra-compact and could eventually work on standard glasses.
Greek students develop wearable orientation system to help visually impaired swimmers
A wearable assistance system for blind or partially sighted swimmers has been developed by a group of students, as part of the 7th Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of Junior Achievement Greece (JA Greece).
Honda developing navigation system for blind and visually impaired pedestrians
Japanese automaker, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a new firm called Ashirase, Inc. It’s the first startup that came from Ignition, Honda’s new business creation program.
Australian researcher develops low-cost retina to restore sight
A researcher at the University of Sydney is developing a printable device that acts like a retina and could one day restore sight to blind people.
Smart shoes alert blind and visually impaired people of obstacles
The Austrian company, Tec-Innovation has developed an intelligent shoe, known as “InnoMake,” that tells you where to go.
Guide dog on wheels detects obstacles and traffic light signals
Singapore Nanyang Polytechnic students develop a prototype robot dog for the visually impaired that reads out directions and even “barks.
Apple introduces AirTag with accessibility features
The new AirTag tracking tiles that Apple unveiled comes as the iPhone maker is showing a growing interest in helping you track items outside of its Apple devices. Apple began this month allowing its Find My app to locate lost items made by third-party companies.
Researchers are developing a new type of retinal implant
A team of researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne has developed a retinal implant that transposes images acquired by camera-equipped smart glasses into a simplified, black and white image made from 10,500 pixels.
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