Microsoft has updated the headset for the visually impaired
In 2011, Microsoft, together with the charity organization Guide Dogs, began working on the Cities Unlocked project, the essence of which is to develop a headset for visually impaired and blind people. The first version of the device appeared in 2014, and recently Microsoft introduced an update both in hardware and in software: the gadget now reports interference, and talks about the world around.
The original gadget of 2014 used bone conduction headphones to signal interference on the way and guide the user, and the new version of the device describes the places around the person : it’s like GPS, which tells about what’s around.
The system will inform you when there is a cafe, a church, a bus stop, and a bicycle parking area. There is no camera in the gadget, so it is supposedly working in conjunction with a smartphone with geolocation enabled.
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Headphones are designed in such a way that they do not interfere with the user to hear what is happening around him. With the help of voice commands, he can ask to repeat something or ask a question.
One of the options for using the system is to learn a foreign language.
In April 2014, a device created for the same purpose appeared on the market : the virtual vision system OrCam . The gadget consists of a camera, a bone conduction earpiece and a portable base that you need to carry in your pocket or belt. The device remembers objects and faces, informs the owner when approaching them, reads signs, texts, reports on traffic lights and cars.
Modern systems are able to describe well what is happening , although they make mistakes.
The original gadget of 2014 used bone conduction headphones to signal interference on the way and guide the user, and the new version of the device describes the places around the person : it’s like GPS, which tells about what’s around.
The system will inform you when there is a cafe, a church, a bus stop, and a bicycle parking area. There is no camera in the gadget, so it is supposedly working in conjunction with a smartphone with geolocation enabled.
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Headphones are designed in such a way that they do not interfere with the user to hear what is happening around him. With the help of voice commands, he can ask to repeat something or ask a question.
One of the options for using the system is to learn a foreign language.
In April 2014, a device created for the same purpose appeared on the market : the virtual vision system OrCam . The gadget consists of a camera, a bone conduction earpiece and a portable base that you need to carry in your pocket or belt. The device remembers objects and faces, informs the owner when approaching them, reads signs, texts, reports on traffic lights and cars.
Modern systems are able to describe well what is happening , although they make mistakes.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/369107/
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