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| Cool Stuff For Blind People |
| 03.10.05 (6:24 am) [edit] |
Granted, I would probably rather have a seeing eye dog, but this is not a bad substitute! Sound Foresight is now shipping their new UltraCane, a white cane for the blind and vision-impaired that uses echolocation (similar to how dolphins and whales "hear") to determine what obstacles lie ahead.
The main difference between this type of echolocation and that of a dolphin, is that the dolphin uses echolocation primarily for evil purposes of killing inferior animals for sport.
Using ultrasonic waves, the cane detects objects in the path of a user and relays them through buttons on the cane’s handle. The buttons vibrate based on the user’s direction and distance to an object, allowing them to physically perceive what’s in front of them and break that nasty tripping into trash cans habit. $769 from Sound Foresight, includes instructions in Braille. Seriously, it does.
 Just like Big Daddy Cane!
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