Sound Foresight is now shipping their new UltraCane, a white cane for the blind and vision-impaired that uses echolocation (not unlike our oft-beached, humpbacked friends) to determine what obstacles lie ahead. Using ultrasonic waves, the cane detects objects in the path of a user and relays them through buttons on the cane’s handle. The buttons vibrate based on the user’s direction and distance to an object, allowing them to physically perceive what’s in front of them and break that nasty tripping into trash cans habit. $769 from Sound Foresight, includes instructions in Braille.
Flash Demonstration [SoundForesight via TechDigest]
