[Electronics-talk] Did the virtual cane ever come out?

[Tom Lange]

Hi,
I've never heard of the virtual cane, though I have heard of the laser cane 
but have no idea whether it's still manufactured and where to get one.  The 
price that I remember hearing about, if memory serves, was somewhere in the 
ballpark of three grand, quite an expensive piece of gear. And then there 
was the UltraCane, which used ultrasonic waves to detect obstacles like the 
old Sonic Guide did.  I bought one of those about eleven years ago for 
around $700 but soon found that the handle which housed the ultrasonic 
apparatus was way too bulky for my taste and if I'd continued to use it I 
probably would have ended up with a wrist problem because it was so heavy 
and clunky to use.

Tom

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>I don't recall ever hearing about a Virtual cane, honestly.
> I do know there's a laser cane that's out there.  However, I never heard 
> of the price for the laser cane, and I've only known one person that had 
> one and he wasn't told how much it cost.  he was a Vietnam vet.
> Vince
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>>I was wondering if the Virtual cane made in Israel a few years ago ever 
>>came
>> out commercially?
>>
>> Thanks
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