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Marathon

Blind Runner’ Completes NYC Marathon Despite Complications with Wearable Technology

Simon Wheatcroft, a blind runner, used wearable technology that enabled him to run about 16 miles of Sunday’s New York City Marathon with minimal human assistance. As Simon Wheatcroft walked onto the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to start the New York City Marathon, he could sense other runners moving around him but could see them only as one smudged shape.

“I love a long shot,” said Wheatcroft, a motivational speaker who is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science. “It’s nice to really push against the limits of possibility.” read more

Virtual Assistant Guiding a Blind Man in Marathon

A local runner from Massachusetts will be testing out some cutting edge technology during the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Erich Manser and his running partner, Dave, look like any other pair training for the Boston Marathon.
Their will be a third person who is from California that will be virtually joining the run, she’s acting as his eyes.

Courtesy of technology from AIRA.
The technology consists of Google Glass, a mounted camera on the frame of specialized glasses connecting to an app on Manser’s phone where he can connect to someone anywhere in the United States who sees everything from his vantage point. read more

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