The company announced in a press release that the app currently provides accessibility, orientation and navigation support to the blind and visually impaired in more than 600 public venues throughout Israel. The system is also available in the U.S.
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IrisVision Uses VR to Help People with Severe Macular Degeneration
Virtual reality can be used for a wide range of applications, such as Helping restore sight for people who are visually impaired. IrisVision uses a smartphone-based VR system that utilizes the phone’s camera to help people with severe macular degeneration to see better. While it doesn’t actually cure blindness, it does enable users with this vision disorder to carry out tasks — such as reading — that they would otherwise find difficult to do without assistance.
Update Changes Google Assistant’s Voice Using Colours
Now that Google Assistant has 8 english voices to choose from, the company is rolling out a colorful update that gives US users a new interface for changing Assistant’s voice. According to Google, You just select a color associated with a random voice.
ADcase is a Mobile Airbag for Your Smartphone
Has this happened to you? A minor fumble, and seconds later your $1000 smartphone crashes to the floor shattering your precious phone. That’s where this inventive “mobile airbag” comes into play.
Introducing the Revolutionary Smart Cane WeWALK
A non-profit organization called YGA, located in London and Istanbul is developing a smart cane for the blind and visually impaired.
Iranian Researcher Develops Phone and Bracelet for the Visually Impaired
An Iranian researcher from Islamic Azad University Sanandaj branch, has developed a new smartphone that can help the visually impaired in using phones and navigating. The team integrated a bracelet that connects to mobile phones running on Android via Bluetooth.
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