With their GPS capabilities and navigation apps, smartphones have undoubtedly made it easier for us to find our way around. The good news is we are starting to see these benefits extended to the visually impaired. SightCompass is a system that harnesses these strengths of the smartphone and combines them with proximity beacons to inform blind people of their surroundings. .. Continue Reading SightCompass uses Bluetooth beacons to inform visually impaired of their surroundings
Section: Good Thinking
Tags: Blind, Bluetooth, GPS, Kickstarter, Navigation
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