[access-uk] Re: The Eye Cam...
- From: Richard King <rking689@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:29:32 +0000
Blimey, Do you have any more info on this Ian? weblink or some such?
Thanks
On 12/5/13, Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> something like this is already being developed in Israel and I was supposed
> to get a unit for trial in September. but as is often the way with these
> things, production schedules seem to have slipped. As I understand it, it
> will read any information while you're out and about including shop signs,
> info boards, bus numbers etc and will also tell you pretty much what
> anything you're looking at is.
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> Ian Macrae
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> On 5 Dec 2013, at 12:14, Jackie Brown wrote:
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> Hi Richard
>
> Not sure I could ever get used to just walking about with some sort of iCam
> for guidance over a cane or dog. The way technology is moving, I bet
> someone will come up with a futuristic idea. But, for now, I am delighted
> with my new four-legged German Shepherd acquisition called Bumble, or my
> trusted old beaten up long cane! (smile). Rather than the iCam, I would
> prefer a shit detector, but that is another matter for a more general list
> me thinks.
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> Kind regards,
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> Jackie Brown
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Richard King
> Sent: 05 December 2013 11:15
> To: access-uk
> Subject: [access-uk] The Eye Cam...
>
> How's this for an idea...?
>
> I was thinking about the recent In Touch programme in relation to
> Guide dogs and how some are taking matters of training into their own
> hands etc and I thought wouldn't it be a great idea if we could wear a
> camera that could be used to guide us remotely with someone talking,
> audio describing to us, into an ear piece! With technology so quite
> advanced these days, I don't think that this is so science fiction? a
> camera could be mounted onto a pair of sunnies or something, giving
> the volunteer a visual of everything in front of us. Then, speaking
> into our ear piece, be guiding us around, either outdoors or indoors.
> Isn't this how Face Time works anyway?
>
> This could be linked up to family and friends etc, even a bank of
> volunteers. Not sure that it could be monitised but air time could be
> purchased in credits, like Tap Tap See? I'm sure that there could be
> something in providing a service or an app that could perform such a
> function?
>
> Does this sound anywhere near feasible?
> Regards
> Richard
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