Consumer & Gadgets
Researchers at EPFL have developed a tablet to help people with a visual impairment find their way around unfamiliar places. The device very quickly forms shapes and relief maps that users can then explore with their fingers, ...
May 5, 2017
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Hi Tech & Innovation
(Tech Xplore)—A team led by designer Mehmet Nemo Turker has posted an Indiegogo project for a head-mounted device called GlassOuse (Glass Mouse)—it is meant to allow disabled people to use a computer or handheld device ...
Engineering
Braille displays for the blind are one way for the blind to access information. The National Braille Press said technology for Braille displays has been around for several decades, but since blindness is a low incidence disability ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Consider going home alone on a train during rush hour at a station you are not all familiar with if you are not sighted.
Business
Women use generative artificial intelligence tools less than men do.
Aug 12, 2024
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Business
Millennial gamers soaked up the nostalgia and embarked on fresh adventures in a land of orcs, mages and elves Thursday as "World of Warcraft" came back online in China.
Aug 1, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Users of voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant know the frustration of being misunderstood by a machine.
Jul 12, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Japanese eSports gamer Mashiro is blind and often relies on a companion to get around Tokyo—but he hopes that artificial intelligence, hailed as a promising tool for people with disabilities, can help him travel alone.
Jul 11, 2024
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Business
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
Jun 19, 2024
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Internet
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes.
Jun 17, 2024
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