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Personal Cargo Robot Could be Major Help for Disabled.
High Tech Glove Helps You Feel in VR.
3-D printed prosthetics limb company, Exiii, has come up with a cool glove that helps you feel objects in a virtual environment. The gloves are bulky and futuristic looking, but they have motors in the glove that help simulate the sensation of touch.
For people who are blind, VR needs to have other sensations available in addition to sight for them to interact with the virtual world. The gloves will most likely also be used in physical rehabilitation, and as controls for robots and drones.
Check out this video demonstrating the glove.
New Quantum Computer From Canadian Company D-Wave, Twice As Powerful As Previous Model
Co-Pilot and Other Accessibility Improvements Coming to Xbox One Insiders.
A new update to Xbox One is slowly rolling out to insiders. One of the coolest new features is co-pilot. Co-pilot allows two Xbox controllers to function as one controller. This will allow people with disabilities to use alternative methods to play a game. They can use a hand and a foot, hand and chin, hands far apart, etc. Blind gamers will also be able to have a sighted co-pilot play alongside, helping as the game goes along. There are also new features being added to Magnifier and Narrator. Gamers will also have more control over sound output and rumble settings using a standard controller.
To see a list of all the new features in this Xbox update, visit here.
Alexa is on Fire!
Amazon’s virtual assistant was first introduced on the Echo, as well as the Echo dot. It only made sense that Alexa would eventually expand onto the rest of Amazon’s devices. If you own any of the new fire tablets including the fifth generation—or the hd tablets, you have access to Alexa, including her skills!
In this podcast, Leo demonstrates several ways to interact with the virtual assistant on the Fire tablet. Keep in mind that your tablet will need to run the latest version of Fire OS.
What do you think of Alexa on Fire tablets? Let us know in the comments!
You Can Finally Download and Play Podcasts on Your Apple Watch!
Have you ever wanted to do more with your Apple Watch without having to bring your iPhone along for the ride? Now you can go for a walk or run and listen to your favorite podcasts without having to have your iPhone. The app is called WatchPlayer, and it allows you to transfer podcasts from an iOS device on to your watch. Another cool feature is that you don’t need wireless earbuds either. You can use the watch’s built-in speakers to play your favorite podcasts from Cool
Blind Tech. Here is a description of the app from the developer.
Arclight Could Help Save the Sight of Millions of People Around the World
Introducing Olli: The World’s Most Accessible, Self-Driving Vehicle.
Almost everyone is involved in producing self-driving cars, but did you know that most of them are not accessible? The funny thing is; these companies are marketing autonomous cars as a life changer for people with disabilities without making them accessible. Olli could be a game changer for people with disabilities who are expecting self-driving cars to be a part of their lives. Checkout this video, and read the press release from CES 2017.
What if You Had an Intelligent Assistant for Photo Editing?
Adobe has announced a voice assistant that helps edit your photos and post them to social media. This could be a very helpful tool for blind people, because you just tell the assistant what to do, and it does it. Of course, the only problem is that you still can’t see if you like the way it looks before posting, but it is still better than what was available before.
Watch this demonstration of Adobe’s voice assistant in action.
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