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06-05-2013, 09:52 AM
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Device From Start-Up company Gives the Visually Impaired a Way to Read
A glasses-mounted camera, connected to a pocket-sized computer, OCR software and a bone-conduction speaker. Like Google Glass, but with purpose:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/science/israeli-start-up-gives-visually-impaired-a-way-to-read.html Probably also good for those with reading comprehension issues... 
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06-05-2013, 10:03 AM
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Cool stuff! I sent a link to lovely daughter #3 who's son is the one born very very prematurely who is visually impaired. If they can do this I bet the next step is computer assisted glasses so he can see normally.
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06-05-2013, 11:20 AM
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That is fantastic - exciting application of people/machine smarts.
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1961 220b: first project car - sold. 2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold. 2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold 1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav 1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold 1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away 1980 Redhead: Darling Wife 
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06-05-2013, 06:19 PM
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