Tag: Blind
Voice Activated Internet And 3D Printing Change Lives For Blind Kids
We use our eyes for much of our online experience. If we were blind or visually impaired, our entire Internet experience would suffer. There is plenty to listen to online, but the majority of our experience requires sight. Children who are born without the ability to see aren't able to fully experie ...
The Revolutionary Watch That Allows You To Feel The Time With A Touch
As new technologies emerge, design becomes more sophisticated. We would hope it also becomes more optimized for everyone, not just certain groups of people. The fact that a wristwatch requires vision to tell the time seems limiting. Shouldn't a watch allow any person to tell the time? A watch that r ...
DIY Magnet Ear Implant Is An Echolocation Tool For Visually Impaired
Recently we featured some navigation glasses that allow the blind to 'see through audio.' It was a concept design that used a microphone, detectors and sensors to act as a sort of echolocation tool. Rich Lee, who is partially blind (but doctors have told him he will eventually be completely blind), ...
Navigation Glasses Allow Blind People To See Through Audio
I can't help but marvel over some innovators' ability to take technology and turn it into something almost otherworldly. We have seen examples of this many times here on Bit Rebels when we've featured gadgets almost too good to be true. We have featured quite a few helpful accessories over the years ...
Mobile App Helps Visually Impaired Improve Their Photography Skills
You might not think a visually impaired person or even a completely blind person would care about improving their photography skills, but that line of thinking is outdated in today's world. With the technology available, people with sight limitations can improve their photography skills just like th ...
Touchscreen Braille Smartphone For Visually Impaired Techies
Wouldn't it be nice if visually impaired people around the world could get to feel the same feeling you got the first time you experienced a smartphone? It's a rush of adrenaline most of us take for granted now that we've had smartphones for several years. It must be hard knowing that everyone aroun ...
Braille Map iPhone Accessory Guides The Blind Through Touch
Visually impaired people have limitations when it comes to experiencing a smartphone. Even more limited is their ability to use the many different useful apps available. Maps have become a vital part of most smartphone models, and that is something that has created a revolution within GPS navigation ...
World’s First Bionic Eye: Most Sophisticated Prosthetic Ever Developed
The world's first bionic eye, which has been approved for use in Europe since March of 2011, recently got FDA approval to be offered in the United States. This new eye gives new hope to visually impaired people everywhere. It's being called the most sophisticated prosthetic in the world, and it work ...
Braille Translation Printer & Scanner Would Translate Into Happiness
The story of Sim Cheong is like a fairytale in Korea. It's a beautifully touching story about a young girl and her blind father. After the girl makes several sacrifices during her life, her greatest wish comes true and her father's eyes are opened, and he can suddenly see. The story reminds us about ...
Blind People vs. American Paper Money
This is fascinating to me, and it's something I've always wondered about. Here in the United States, all of our paper money is exactly the same except for the printing on the paper. So, how would a person who is blind distinguish between, for example, a one dollar bill and a one hundred dollar bill? ...
Eyes That Tell Stories: A Creative Look At Famous Eyes
If you are like a lot of people online, you are skeptical about whether or not these photographs below are of real eyes. It almost looks like detailed artwork created with some sort of colored powder, like makeup maybe. However, I can assure you these are real eyes. If you click over into this post ...
How To Overcome The Blind Spot While Driving
Our cars are getting ever more advanced, and the features are making them more secure and automated. Some people argue that going in this direction is better for everyone's safety, and to some extent I can agree. However, when does the pleasure of actually driving the car get jeopardized? I sure w ...
HTC Android Diamond 3: The Bling That Will Blind You!
Can someone tell me what exactly it is we're expecting from a phone? I mean, the agenda has become anything but easy lately. There are more and more cellphones available on the market, and their features vary from insignificant to groundbreaking. It's hard to determine in which category to put th ...
Another Intellectual Game Created for the Blind
Here we go again. Designer Xiang Pan recently created the next "intellectual person's game." Great. This is yet another game to make us regular people feel dumb. I get confused even reading the directions for how this is to be played; however, it looks fascinating, so I wanted to share it with y ...
New Challenge – Solve Your Rubik’s Cube Blindfolded
A few weeks ago we featured an article about a Rubik's cube for the visually impaired. I've always loved the Rubik's cube and it was fun to read about that. You can check it out here: Colored Rubik’s Cube For The Blind Ironically, to me, that Rubik's cube is much more visually appealing than the ...