[access-uk] Re: Navigation Glasses For The Blind Help Visually Impaired See Through Sound (PHOTO)

Navigation Glasses For The Blind Help Visually Impaired See Through Sound 
(PHOTO)there was no mention of what they cost. Are they still in the 
development stage.
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  From: Gordon Keen 
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  Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:51 AM
  Subject: [access-uk] Navigation Glasses For The Blind Help Visually Impaired 
See Through Sound (PHOTO)


  Well it's been done before but perhaps this adds a little more to previous 
iterations.


  
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/navigation-glasses-for-the-blind_n_1599573.html


  Navigation Glasses For The Blind Help Visually Impaired See Through Sound 
(PHOTO)
  While this may not be the first concept design claiming to help the blind 
see, it is by far the most visionary -- excuse our pun. Designed by Xu 
Guang-suo, the Navigation Glasses for the blind help sight-impaired people 
visualize their surroundings through sound.

  The sleek concept would utilize built-in sensors to alert the wearer to 
nearby objects, whether they're in front, behind or beside the wearer. Using a 
separate earpiece with an attached microphone that extends across the face, the 
user would directly communicate with the device and is guided through auditory 
feedback.

  As seen on Yanko Design, the Navigation Glasses could provide a larger, 
360-degree reach than a walking stick, which only alerts the visually impaired 
user to elements immediately in front of them. 

  Although the wearer would receive "accurate realtime feedback" from the 
headset, it's not quite clear what type of feedback this entails. Ubergizmo 
predicts that the user can ask navigational questions that could not be easily 
answered by sound feedback, such as "Is the light green?" We're partial to 
agree since translation and understanding of traffic signs and signals appear 
to be missing from the sight-to-sound design.

  Guang-suo's design follows a long line of concepts that reportedly offer 
visualization through sound. A software program called the vOICe, available as 
an Android app, pulls footage from a live camera mounted on a pair of glasses 
and translates the images into sounds. This sensory substitution produces 
artificial vision meant to vastly improve the quality of life of the 
sight-impaired user.

  Other efforts to assist the blind include navigation glasses that translate a 
person's surroundings into a 3D braille map.

  Check out the gallery below to see the more images of the Navigation Glasses 
for the blind.


    a.. Navigation Glasses And Headset
    (Photo courtesy of designer Xu Guang-suo and <a 
href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/06/15/all-round-vision-for-the-blind/"; 
target="_hplink">Yankodesign.com</a>)

    b.. Futuristic Design
    (Photo courtesy of designer Xu Guang-suo and <a 
href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/06/15/all-round-vision-for-the-blind/"; 
target="_hplink">Yankodesign.com</a>)

    c.. 360-Degree Sensory Navigation
    (Photo courtesy of designer Xu Guang-suo and <a 
href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/06/15/all-round-vision-for-the-blind/"; 
target="_hplink">Yankodesign.com</a>)

    d.. Close-Up View
    (Photo courtesy of designer Xu Guang-suo and <a 
href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/06/15/all-round-vision-for-the-blind/"; 
target="_hplink">Yankodesign.com</a>)






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