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more about #blind CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Didn't we recently have a moronic president that opposed stem cell research in the U.S. ? Oh yeh...we did. more » RE-L: I'm all for it! This is amazing. Just the thought that I would be able to see past my nose without glasses.... more » Manly_McBeeferton: We really ARE going to live forever. more » Charles Hamilton: I guess nobody bothered to read this. It says nothing about embryonic stem cells. All your fabricated outrage over "The Right Wing" is misplaced. The ... more » gpalmer: Do not forget, even though the title is less than explanatory, these are not fetal stem cells but adult stem cells from HIS OWN body. Oh and fetal st... more » EpiphyteCorp.: Wait just a tick.... you're telling me this guy had an unborn fetus in his cornea?!?!?! more » Bwehngamun: She un-blinded me with SCIENCE! more » Michael Scrip: "Why are we not funding this?" /Family Guy more » crapcakes: Damn you, science and your devil medicine!!! more » FriarNurgle: Stem Cells and Red Bull It gives you wings No seriously It can really give you freaking wings more » InsidiousTuna: That's pretty amazing. Also, I love how badass Thurnbull is. He lost his eyesight after getting ammonia thrown in his eyes in a street fight, not due ... more » MacPro66: SEE? This is what I'm talkin about! more » JDickson87: Incredible. THIS is why stem cell research is the way forward. The curing potential is amazing, and while there are tons of people who would have you ... more » stifflittlefinger: Science, 1. Religious freaks, 0. more » infmom: I used to know a bunch of phone phreaks in the 80s, met them through online contact on Viewtron and PlayNet. Fortunately, the leader liked me. I can... more » fuchikoma: This reminds me a lot of John "Cap'n Crunch" Draper. Though I don't think Draper took it nearly as far in terms of abuse, and in Draper's time you wer... more » The5thElephant: This kid has very useful skills. He absolutely put people in danger, and he should serve time for that, but not a full 11 years. Instead he should b... more » Saboth: Despite his crimes, I still have serious problems with hard jail time for non-violent offenders. Jail is meant to keep citizens away from rapists, mur... more » AlphaUltima: sick fuck. no better than hitler or the columbine kids. thank god he's blind otherwise he might've learned how to use a gun. more » Benguin: It kinda reads like that that "moon rock theft" story from a few months back. Sounds kinda implausible, but definitely a great read regardless. more » -
#science
Stem Cells Cure Blind Man
Tis the time to be amazed: A 38-year-old man has regained vision in his blind eye thanks to a new stem cell therapy. It won't cure all blind people, but it's a giant leap. Here's how it works. More » -
#crime
How Does a Blind Teenage "Swatter" Get 11 Years in Jail?
Matt Weigman, "a fat, lonely blind kid," received an 11-year jail sentence at age 19 for using the phone service to harass and attack his enemies (including the FBI!). But how does a kid come to such a fate? More » -
#concepts
Mug for the Blind Chimes When Full
I'm clumsy enough that pouring my first cup of coffee each morning becomes a potentially punishing trial of dexterity. So honestly, were I blind, I'd be forced to drink straight from the pot—unless this mug existed. More » -
#photography
A Blind Photographer (!)
After professional photographer Alex Dejong lost his sight three years ago, he thought his days of taking and editing photos was over. But the iPhone 3GS's VoiceOver feature, plus a few key apps, has given some of his abilities back. More » -
#concepts
Braille E-Reader Concept Raises Dots with E-Ink
Braille books are mighty thick, so while I remain skeptical of standard e-book readers' utility, a braille version would make it much easier for the blind to carry books with them. More » -
#android
Google Makes It Easy for Blind to Dial on Touchscreens
How could a blind person ever possibly dial on a touchscreen? Really, any ideas? Google engineers T.V. Raman and Charles Chen have developed a system that's so simple it's almost embarrassing. More » -
#wecanrebuildhim
Elderly Man Sees For First Time in 30 Years With Bionic Eye
A 73-year-old man was recently given vision again after being outfitted with a "bionic eye." After 30 years of darkness, he now can see enough to follow white lines on the road and sort socks. More » -
#accessibility
InVision Case Makes the iPhone Blind-Friendly, Defiantly Screenless
The screen-based controls and rich visuals that make a device like the iPhone an attractive option for deaf users aren't of much use to the visually impaired. By employing a combination of an embossed "Moon Type" alphabet casing, a custom home screen and a screenreading app, the InVision solution could (awkardly) provide most of the core functions of the iPhone, including almost bearable browsing, text input and music navigation, to the blind. More » -
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#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] More » -
#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. More »
