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

[cheez]

I don't use Dial-a-Ride.  I use the city bus.  Although it can be a pain, it 
is better than Dial-a-Ride.
Vince

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> Hi,
> Ours is called Dial a Ride Transit but they always call it DART.
> Thanks
> Lauren
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 6:01 PM
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> I think the virtual cane was equipped with GPs technology and blu-tooth.
> I also heard about an app for smartphones that would tell you when traffic
> signals are red or green.  But I haven't heard anymore about it.  A couple
> of years ago a demonstration of the app was done in, I think it was, Cave
> Creek, Ariz.  Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the demonstration. 
> But
> a friend that did attend said it was cool.
> Last I read, it sounded as if hesitation was setting in, because cities
> would have to adapt the traffic lighting system.
> So I don't think this will be coming soon.  However, I sure hope I'm wrong
> about that.  But if the blind individuals in other cities are like the 
> ones
> here in Phoenix, dependent on paratransportation--as it is called 
> everywhere
>
> except Phoenix which calls it Dial-a-Ride, then the project will stall and
> never get going.
> Vince
>
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> From: "Tom Lange via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>
>> 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
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "cheez via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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>> Cc: "cheez" <cheez at cox.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Did the virtual cane ever come out?
>>
>>
>>>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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>>> From: "Poppa Bear via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Did the virtual cane ever come out?
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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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