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3/8 Very cool cane for blind people:
http://techdigestuk.typepad.com/tech_digest/2005/03/ultracane_for_t.html
\_ Try being blind for a day, I don't think there is any cane in
the world that can make up for the gift of vision.
\_ I completely agree, however this is better than nothing
and in some ways it is proof that science and technology
can make the world a better place for the disadvantaged.
\_ YAERH, THAT D00FUS TRIVIAALIZED BLINDENESS!
\_ I think you've missed PP's point. Train harder, grasshopper.
\_ I doubt it. I fully understood pp's point.
\_ No, *I* doubt it. You completely missed it.
\_ Please see post from someone else below:
\_ Yup -- my point exactly. Maybe williamc will
pay for a permanent trip to canada for you if you
complain a little bit more.
\_ What in the world are you talking about?
\_ What in the world are /you/ talking about,
Mr "I fully understand the point but not
enough to tell the difference between
an attack on the utility of the cane and
an attack on my 'insensitivity'"?
\_ I think you lost it at "permanent trip to
canada" and randomly identifying
williamc. Buh-bye.
\_ I got one more out of you, though,
didn't I? Sucker.
\_ What are you talking about man? Didn't you know that people
go blind on purpose so they can get one of those "wicked
canes?" |
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| techdigestuk.typepad.com/tech_digest/2005/03/ultracane_for_t.html Main Ultracane for the blind Ultracane The white stick has been given an upgrade at last. The UltraCane has been in development for a while and Sound Foresight, the company responsible for its creatio n has made it available to buy. The UltraCane works as an ordinary white cane, but also includes echolocation technology. Using ultrasonic waves , much as bats do, the cane reads the echos of waves as they bounce off objects in its path. This information is then feed back to the buttons o n the handle providing details of how far away the object is and where i t is. Apparently, the buttons that provide you with the information send the data you feel with your fingers to "a part of the brain that create s mental maps subconsciously". All this means that once your brain has g ot used to the signals you should be able to pick up quite a speed, conf ident that nothing is blocking your path. Ultrasonic Cane for the Blind from Gizmodo Sound Foresight is now shipping their new UltraCane, a white cane for the blind and vision-impaired that uses echolocation (not unlike our oft-be ached, humpbacked friends) to determine what obstacles lie ahead. |