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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.

How does the InnoMake smart shoe work?

The warning system built into the shoe includes distance sensors, sensors for detecting foot movements, a vibration unit, an ultra-bright LED, and a processing unit, as well as a wireless connection to a smartphone. The built-in electronics and battery are mounted in a water and dust-resistant casing at the front of the shoe.

How does the smart shoe notify you of obstacles?

The smart shoe uses ultrasound sensors on the toe to warn blind users of obstacles in their path. It can detect potential obstacles located up to four meters in front of the user. The wearer is then warned by haptic (vibration), acoustic, or visual signals. read more

Introducing Tile: A Wireless way to Find Anything You Have Misplaced.

Have you ever misplaced something: like your keys, wallet, or phone? Well, Tile can help with that, and do even more.

Tile is a small Bluetooth enabled device that is shaped like a tile. It is 34MM wide, and less than 5mm thick. The Tile Slim is even thinner.
Once you have the Tile, you pair it to your phone using the Tile app, which is available for both iOS and Android.

You can then identify in the app what you are going to attach that Tile to. You can pair several Tiles, and give each a different object to attach to. The Tile has a small hole that allows you to place it on a keyring, but you can also slide it into a wallet, or stick it on a laptop.
When you activate a Tile in the app, you will hear a distinctive ringing. The Bluetooth range is good up to 100FT. If you are out of range, the app will show you the last known location of the object on a map. If the object is no longer at that location, you can have the network of Tile users around the world track the object until it is found. If you have misplaced your phone, you can press on any of your Tiles, and your phone will ring, even if it is on silent. You will need to allow the app to run in the background for this feature to work. read more

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