[Njtechdiv] Measuring And Navigation Device For The Blind.
Mario Brusco
mrb620 at hotmail.com
Sun Mar 19 15:38:58 UTC 2017
Macaron By Oseyeris: A Measuring And Navigation Device For The Blind.
https://coolblindtech.com/macaron-by-oseyeris-a-measuring-and-navigation-device-for-the-blind/
James Oates
On March 14, 2017
Oseyeris has developed the Macaron, which is a handheld device that
pairs with an app on your iPhone. The Macaron can measure almost
anything using its tape measure feature or long range feature. Not only
can you measure your refrigerator, window, or bookshelf, but you can
also measure the dimensions of a room, and you can even take your body
measurements.
Measurements are spoken to the blind user, and can also be saved to a
folder on a cloud service, like Dropbox or iCloud, for future reference.
The Macaron also has a navigation feature that detects objects in your
path. The navigation feature provides audio and haptic feedback that
allows a blind person to tell what objects are in their path, and what
direction the object is in, and how far away it is.
Future versions of the Macaron will allow the user to leave breadcrumbs
while navigating. This will make it easier to find points of interest.
You can find out more by visiting the Oseyeris website.
https://www.oseyeris.com/
There you can listen to audio recordings explaining all the Macaron’s
features and register as a tester of the device.
More information about the NJTechDiv
mailing list