A new electronic glove for the deaf that can translate gestures made in American Sign Language into speech or text:
The AcceleGlove is a wearable computer with super-small electronic circuitry. Sensors in the glove work with a micro-controller attached to the wearer’s arm, mapping the placement and movement of the arm and fingers. That information is turned into data a computer can read and convert to words heard from a loudspeaker or read on a computer screen.
The AcceleGlove is just a prototype right now, but there is a chance that it’ll be on the market next year.
