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Blind Gaming
MIT Brings Nintendo Wii To The Blind, Rhythmically Inclined
The guys at MIT’s gaming lab just unveiled AudiOdyssey, a game for the Wii that doesn’t require sight to play. The game is sort of a musical composition tool, in which players create layered beats for an imaginary crowd of dancers. The game does have a minimal visual component but for the most part just relies on your ears and your beat droppin’ (or for the less whimsical, Wiimote swinging) skills. More »
watches
Sentio Tactile Digital Watch for Blind has Good Looks
Looking like the love child of the mechano-digital Di Grisogono and the F1 watches, this concept is intended to be a timepiece for the visually impaired. Elements of the 7-segment numerals pop out so you can tell the time with a touch (I'm guessing it shows hours, minutes sequentially.) But designer Matthew Wagerfield thought that just because it would be for those with poor vision, doesn't mean it can't look great. And Sentio is attractive enough that many a normally-sighted person would love one. [Sentio via Gizmowatch]
design
Bright-F Clothes Scanner Lets The Blind Hear Colors
Did you know Daredevil's costume was supposed to be black, like the night, instead of bright flaming red? That's because Matt Murdoch is blind, and the bastard couldn't tell one material from another. Did you know I made this story up in order to introduce the Bright-F design, which scans clothing and speaks the color so you don't match lime green with puke brown. We have a hard enough time dressing ourselves as it is, so we could see this being a tremendous help to the visually impaired. You know, if it were real. [Yanko Design]
car radar
Ford Blind Spot System Uses Radar to Save your Ass
Ford is going to introduce two new traffic alert systems in their 2009 cars: the Cross Traffic Alert and the Blind Spot Monitoring System, which will alert drivers of potential collision targets using radar technology. Which these new gadgets, instead of having to check the mirror and ignore any cars coming from behind before changing lane, drivers would be able to check a red light that will warn about any incoming vehicles, even if they are hiding in the blind spot. And then, ignore them and change lanes. Example: my radar is saying that there's a press release after the jump. More »
6:30 AM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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Latest by n/a: The problem with adjusting your outside mirrors out or with no body reference is that you could create another blind spot between your inside mirror field of view and your outside mirror field of view...especially in a vehichle with wide more »
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Designer Jin Woo Han has created the "Tactile Wand" as a 21st-century conceptual white stick for the blind. The rechargeable gadget uses some sort of distance sensor and communicates by buzzing, letting the user know of upcoming obstacles: the stronger the buzz, the nearer the object. Neat design, Jin, but can it detect doggy doo like the old-fashioned stick could? What happens if the batteries die when you're mid-street crossing? We reckon it would take some re-education of cops too: pointing a strange looking stick at people in public these days is probably a big no-no. [Coroflot via Gadget lab]
White Stick for the Blind Gets Sensor Upgrade with "Tactile Wand"
Designer Jin Woo Han has created the "Tactile Wand" as a 21st-century conceptual white stick for the blind. The rechargeable gadget uses some sort of distance sensor and communicates by buzzing, letting the user know of upcoming obstacles: the stronger the buzz, the nearer the object. Neat design, Jin, but can it detect doggy doo like the old-fashioned stick could? What happens if the batteries die when you're mid-street crossing? We reckon it would take some re-education of cops too: pointing a strange looking stick at people in public these days is probably a big no-no. [Coroflot via Gadget lab]
sightmate
SightMate Device Helps Partially-Sighted People and Colorblind
Although the SightMate looks like a pair of those video glasses, it actually improves the sight of people with poor eyesight. A two-megapixel camera with 3x zoom sits in the middle of the outer frame and feeds images to a double 640 x 480 display inside the glasses.
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smartphones
Kurzweil Develops First Seeing-Eye Cellphone
One of the pet projects of Ray Kurzweil, genius inventor and futurist, is camera-based reading for blind and learning-disabled people. His original designs were chunky by our standards, a Canon Digital Elph literally strapped to a PDA. Now, working with the National Federation of the Blind, Kurzweil's group has shrunk the knfbREADER Mobile system down into something more convenient: the small Symbian-based 5-megapixel Nokia N82 smartphone. More »
9:26 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Wilson Rothman
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design
Bright Blind Gives Windows to the Windowless
Windows are great, you can see things out of them, they shed light and they bring the cool breeze to you. Makoto Hirhara's Bright Blind tries to bring some of these comforts to barren, windowless walls. The Bright Blind hangs on your wall and is constructed from electroluminescent sheets. The light dispersed gives the impression sunlight is creeping in, much like a real blind covered window would do. More »
double blind
Last week, magician and paranormal debunker James Randi (pictured above left) offered the makers of Pear speaker cables $1 million if they could prove in double-blind testing there was a difference between their $7,250 cables and ordinary Monster Cables. Now, Adam Blake (pictured above right), CEO and co-founder of Pear Cable, has called Randi's offer "a fake" and a "joke". We've contacted James Randi, asking if he'd like to get together with these Pear dudes for some double-blind testing. We've also contacted Adam Blake, asking if Pear planned to participate in Randi's double-blind test. After the jump, see the full text of Pear Cable's accusations that Randi's million-dollar offer is a hoax. We'll keep you posted if anyone responds.
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Pear Cable CEO Calls James Randi's $1 Million Offer a Hoax
Last week, magician and paranormal debunker James Randi (pictured above left) offered the makers of Pear speaker cables $1 million if they could prove in double-blind testing there was a difference between their $7,250 cables and ordinary Monster Cables. Now, Adam Blake (pictured above right), CEO and co-founder of Pear Cable, has called Randi's offer "a fake" and a "joke". We've contacted James Randi, asking if he'd like to get together with these Pear dudes for some double-blind testing. We've also contacted Adam Blake, asking if Pear planned to participate in Randi's double-blind test. After the jump, see the full text of Pear Cable's accusations that Randi's million-dollar offer is a hoax. We'll keep you posted if anyone responds.
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innovations
Sebastian Ritzler, a design student in Germany, has created a feature-laden rolling white cane called the Mygo that will make the blind scoff at us eyesies. The Mygo uses a sensor-camera combo to measure the ground below it and give the user real time feedback via a wireless headset. The cane also ends in a small wheel that uses a steering engine that helps the user steer by providing feedback through the grip.
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Mygo Cane Guides the Blind, Turns Them Into Potential Superheroes
Sebastian Ritzler, a design student in Germany, has created a feature-laden rolling white cane called the Mygo that will make the blind scoff at us eyesies. The Mygo uses a sensor-camera combo to measure the ground below it and give the user real time feedback via a wireless headset. The cane also ends in a small wheel that uses a steering engine that helps the user steer by providing feedback through the grip.
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gadgets
We're not sure how unorganized blind people were able to keep track of their CDs before (other than sticking them into a computer and playing them back), but this Braille CD-R from Mitsubishi is a fantastic idea.
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Braille CDRs: They Just Now Thought of This?
We're not sure how unorganized blind people were able to keep track of their CDs before (other than sticking them into a computer and playing them back), but this Braille CD-R from Mitsubishi is a fantastic idea.
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concept
This cellphone concept design by Peter Lau allows blind users to easily dial numbers and make calls. It doesn't rely on Braille, but instead has differently angled keys that users can learn to recognize. So how do you send and receive an SMS then?
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Cellphone for the Blind Has Angled Keys, No Screen
This cellphone concept design by Peter Lau allows blind users to easily dial numbers and make calls. It doesn't rely on Braille, but instead has differently angled keys that users can learn to recognize. So how do you send and receive an SMS then?
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6:15 AM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By gizmodo.com
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cellphones
Sidekick ID Found in the Wild
Which Sidekick-whoring, former Gizmodo editor landed himself a fancy, new sidekick a bit early? Rumor has it that this device may be the Sidekick ID, at least according to what we have seen in the past. Who knows, but a little birdie says that the review will be coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled. More »
3:30 PM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Travis Hudson
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16 comments
new york auto show
Infiniti EX Concept: Blind Spots Be Damned
Normally we leave the fawning over new cars to that other blog, but the new Infiniti EX Concept has some gadget-y goodness that has even our by subway/sneaker selves eyeing this luxury SUV. More »
gadgets
Lexus' Blind Corner Camera System Slaps Cameras on the RVMs
Today at the Auto Show here in NYC, Lexus unveiled their new blind corner camera system. It features cameras mounted on the front of the rearview mirrors, giving you a view of the road when you're pulling out from somewhere with poor visibility, such as a parking garage. It melds the views from the cameras together, giving you a panoramic view of your surroundings. More »
5:30 PM on Wed Apr 4 2007
By Adam Frucci
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10 comments
gadgets
'Bridge' Concept Can Turn Anything Into Braille
This conceptual design is the work of Chinese company, Togo. It is a device that can scan text in books, magazine, etc and instantly turn it into Braille to be read by the individual. It can also save the Braille-converted text for future reading (and pirating at the library).The braille screen works with electromagnetic or piezoelectric principles. When the current or voltage goes through every array of six stitches, the resulting rise and decline gives birth to braille. The product scans the original printed matter, then translates the images into analog electrical signals with an optical-to-electrical transducer. Finally, it translates the analog electrical signal into a digital signal.That is one hell of a device, if it ever actually comes out. Now if only we could replicate the feeling of looking at a good porno magazine for the blind... More »
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