It's on a droid. I haven't watched the video yet but the article clearly states that it's running on a samsung phone.
Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2013-08-17, at 3:12 AM, RobH! <[email protected]> wrote: > Remarkable lack of key detail, not even about iOs or iDevices. We see a few > of these - Aren't we wonderful doing this for the blind! - projects; now > we, the end user, would like to know the lowdown on it if it is going to be > taken seriously, by those that matter most, the ones who might have to use > it, maybe even have to pay for it. > > Rh. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Avnish Chopra" <[email protected]> > To: "ViPhone" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 6:14 AM > Subject: Visus Visual Assist System Could Help Visually Impaired “See” > > > Visus Visual Assist System Could Help Visually Impaired “See” > Ubergizmo > > I am quite sure that many of us have already heard of this particularly > common phrase, “There’s an app for that.” Sure, that might be true and your > smartphone is a ringing endorsement (pun not intended) for such a saying, > but do bear in mind that not everyone is able to use the smartphone as > intended to, and visually impaired folks happen to fall under this > particular category. Innovators and entrepreneurs from Visus Technology > figured out that they need to do something about this situation, coming up > with a system which will be able to assist visually impaired and blind > people “see” things from a new perspective thanks to the use of wireless > technology. > > Known as the Visus Visual Assist system, trials of it happened last month, > involving a bunch of middle-school aged students in a summer enrichment > program over at the world-renowned Carroll Center for the Blind. Each of > these students were equipped with a Samsung smartphone, where they were > then trained on using the Visus app, before being sent out to see just how > helpful this app is. The Visus Visual Assist system was developed in > collaboration with the Verizon Innovation Program, and hopefully, it will > hit the market pretty soon, letting blind and visually-impaired people > recognize faces, determine colors, and navigate their travel. Check out > feedback from the students and teachers in the video above, and be > encouraged. 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