[NYTimes] Disruptions: Guided by Touch Screens, Blind Turn to Smartphones for Sight

Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

Latest Threads
Need ROM for Q223_MB_V41 Last Post: aamm065065 2024-05-13 00:34 » Replies: 0 » Views: 954
K107-MB-V4.2 Last Post: Alby 2024-04-24 00:37 » Replies: 0 » Views: 544
[ROM] NEED ROM ZH960-MB-V5.0 MTK 6592 Last Post: sendycat2 2024-04-21 08:57 » Replies: 0 » Views: 637
ZH960 Tablet Bricked Last Post: luis mar que 2024-03-20 19:52 » Replies: 14 » Views: 10350
Thanks, I've been looking for this for a... Last Post: StevenRip 2024-02-25 05:00 » Replies: 0 » Views: 1108
[SOLVED] Need ROM for ZH960-MB-V4.1 Last Post: ery1988 2024-02-21 08:59 » Replies: 0 » Views: 681
NEED ROM ZH960-MB-V4.1 Last Post: ery1988 2024-02-21 08:53 » Replies: 18 » Views: 14316
Budget phone choice help needed Last Post: sabir7272 2024-02-10 06:52 » Replies: 4 » Views: 4569
ZH960-MB-V3.1 SOLVE Last Post: Pranav1 2023-12-20 20:22 » Replies: 74 » Views: 34728
Need ROM for SONIM XP7S Android 5.1.1 Last Post: Alpa 2023-11-29 22:17 » Replies: 0 » Views: 466
Need rom for X101 Mt6592 Last Post: carencell 2023-11-24 21:30 » Replies: 3 » Views: 2594
Gizbeat 101: Get your MTK6589 MTK6577 MT... Last Post: Alexia78 2023-11-13 11:28 » Replies: 8 » Views: 22650
Need rom for a tablet with board id "K10... Last Post: oliver2 2023-10-24 20:23 » Replies: 6 » Views: 6244
How to Connect open public wifi Last Post: oliverben45 2023-10-24 16:03 » Replies: 11 » Views: 9480
I NEED FILE FOR ITEL MOBILE PHONE AND TO... Last Post: Meghnad45 2023-10-22 02:38 » Replies: 1 » Views: 1658
NEED Help Bricked my phone. Last Post: Meghnad45 2023-10-22 02:36 » Replies: 4 » Views: 5148
Introduction Last Post: ezrahidaya 2023-10-14 14:38 » Replies: 2 » Views: 1582
Needs help to root a china tablet brand ... Last Post: ezrahidaya 2023-10-14 14:37 » Replies: 1 » Views: 488
Any tips to stay awake? Last Post: ezrahidaya 2023-10-14 14:35 » Replies: 6 » Views: 8193
Need ROM for china TAb MT6797 Last Post: ezrahidaya 2023-10-14 14:34 » Replies: 1 » Views: 651
need this stock firmware for my tablet M... Last Post: ramzii888 2023-10-14 02:20 » Replies: 4 » Views: 5073
Encryption Unsuccessful - Reset Android Last Post: Aakriti 2023-10-13 16:51 » Replies: 3 » Views: 13002
betools Last Post: egdeim 2023-09-21 12:41 » Replies: 4 » Views: 5244

Thread Rating:

0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
1
2
3
4
5

[NYTimes] Disruptions: Guided by Touch Screens, Blind Turn to Smartphones for Sight

NYTimes Offline

Newscaster

Posts: 1,054
Threads: 1,054
Joined: 2013-08-24
Points: 172

Reputation: +215

2013-09-30, 02:50

Disruptions: Guided by Touch Screens, Blind Turn to Smartphones for Sight

Advocates for the blind say smartphones and tablets could be the biggest assistive aid to come along since Braille was invented in the 1820s.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/29...for-sight/

Find

« Next Oldest | Next Newest »

Possibly Related Threads…
Thread		Author	Replies	Views	Last Post
	[Sci-Am] Scientists Make ‘Cyborg Worms’ with a Brain Guided by AI	Scientific American	0	101	2024-09-14, 09:38 Last Post: Scientific American
	[Sci-Am] Hollywood Should Give Brain Science a Star Turn	Scientific American	0	59	2024-04-26, 17:14 Last Post: Scientific American
	[Sci-Am] Blind Cave Fish May Trade Color for Energy	Scientific American	0	45	2022-09-01, 12:29 Last Post: Scientific American
	[Sci-Am] New Prenatal Genetic Screens Pose Underappreciated Ethical Dilemmas	Scientific American	0	30	2022-05-12, 18:00 Last Post: Scientific American
	[Sci-Am] New Tech Conveys Emotional Touch Long-Distance	Scientific American	0	31	2022-05-07, 12:55 Last Post: Scientific American

View a Printable Version

Forum Jump:

Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Tech & Science
[Sci-Am] New Pneumonia Vaccine Guidelines Could Save More Pe... Last Post: Scientific American Yesterday 13:24 » Replies: 0 » Views: 63
[Sci-Am] Hawaiian Crows Return to the Wild, Where They Are ‘... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-16 23:52 » Replies: 0 » Views: 74
[Sci-Am] What is Long-Acting Reversible Birth Control? Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-16 10:25 » Replies: 0 » Views: 44
[Sci-Am] Why Gen Z Men Voted for Trump Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-15 20:12 » Replies: 0 » Views: 81
[Sci-Am] Can Antarctic Wildlife Survive Another Deadly Bird ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-15 06:39 » Replies: 0 » Views: 59
[Sci-Am] Plate Tectonics May Be the Surprising Solution to E... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-14 03:13 » Replies: 0 » Views: 80
[Sci-Am] When Is Too Much Teeth Whitening Harmful to Oral He... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-13 13:45 » Replies: 0 » Views: 88
[Sci-Am] ‘Marine Snow’ Studies Show How the Ocean Eats Carbo... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-13 00:19 » Replies: 0 » Views: 101
[Harvard] How humans evolved to be ‘energetically unique’ Last Post: Harvard 2024-12-13 00:19 » Replies: 0 » Views: 24
[Sci-Am] Fossil Footprints Suggest Two Early Human Species C... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-12 10:52 » Replies: 0 » Views: 70
[Harvard] ‘Harnessing evolution’ Last Post: Harvard 2024-12-12 10:52 » Replies: 0 » Views: 19
[Sci-Am] What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-11 21:18 » Replies: 0 » Views: 64
[Sci-Am] Why We Probably Won’t Find Aliens Anytime Soon Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-11 07:30 » Replies: 0 » Views: 61
[Sci-Am] Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-10 04:14 » Replies: 0 » Views: 98
[Sci-Am] How Magnet Fishers Catch Underwater Garbage, Guns a... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-09 01:02 » Replies: 0 » Views: 127
[Sci-Am] Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency T... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-08 11:11 » Replies: 0 » Views: 88
[Sci-Am] How Humor Can Help You Get through Hard Times Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-07 20:55 » Replies: 0 » Views: 88
[Sci-Am] When a Nation Embraces a False Reality Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-07 06:53 » Replies: 0 » Views: 65
[Sci-Am] Mathematicians’ Newest Assistants Are Artificially ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-06 17:32 » Replies: 0 » Views: 73
[Harvard] How mammals got their stride Last Post: Harvard 2024-12-06 04:01 » Replies: 0 » Views: 87
[Sci-Am] Bird Flu Has Infected Two Young People. Here’s Why ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-05 14:34 » Replies: 0 » Views: 42
[Harvard] Grappling with how clearings may support rainfores... Last Post: Harvard 2024-12-05 14:34 » Replies: 0 » Views: 31
[Sci-Am] First Rocks Returned from Moon’s Far Side Reveal An... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-05 01:01 » Replies: 0 » Views: 60
[Sci-Am] Trump’s Anti-Climate Agenda Could Help China Domina... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-04 11:30 » Replies: 0 » Views: 57
[Sci-Am] Trees Alone Can’t Stop Climate Change Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-02 19:06 » Replies: 0 » Views: 107
[Sci-Am] RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Hea... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-02 05:29 » Replies: 0 » Views: 80
[Sci-Am] Science Crossword: Equine Emergence Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-01 15:05 » Replies: 0 » Views: 69
[Sci-Am] Why Hypochondria Can Be Deadly, and How Newer Treat... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-12-01 01:39 » Replies: 0 » Views: 123
[Sci-Am] Horse Domestication Story Gets a Surprising Rewrite Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-30 12:08 » Replies: 0 » Views: 56
[Sci-Am] Fossil Fuels Are Not Essential Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-29 22:32 » Replies: 0 » Views: 84
[Sci-Am] See How Close We Are to Gender Equality around the ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-29 09:02 » Replies: 0 » Views: 68
[Sci-Am] Mathematicians Discover a New Kind of Shape That’s ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-28 06:17 » Replies: 0 » Views: 160
[Sci-Am] Curiosity, Horses and Hypochondria Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-27 16:52 » Replies: 0 » Views: 88
[Harvard] Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, a sliver of g... Last Post: Harvard 2024-11-27 16:52 » Replies: 0 » Views: 91
[Sci-Am] Contributors to Scientific American’s December 2024... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-27 03:17 » Replies: 0 » Views: 57
[Sci-Am] Exotic Powder Pulls Carbon Dioxide from the Air at ... Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-26 13:56 » Replies: 0 » Views: 60
[Sci-Am] Enjoy Holiday Food without the Anxiety Last Post: Scientific American 2024-11-25 11:05 » Replies: 0 » Views: 106

Login
Username:
Password:	Lost Password?
	Remember me