Cell Phone Nav for the Blind
Swedish firm Mobile Sorcery AB is leading the charge in connected standard Symbian mobile phones with Bluetooth GPS to provide spoken navigation to visually impaired. It’s part of Stockholm’s Project of Easy Access which until now focussed on physical changes to the city, like adding ramps and curb cuts.
A prototype was tested last year, and the challenge of getting better locational accuracy may lead to other technologies enhancing the GPS-based location information. Another hoped for feature: the ability of users to share information on temporary obstacles with others. For example if a parked car is blocking a crosswalk.
by Adena Schutzberg on 05/14 at 06:20 AM |
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