VENTURE BEAT - Mar 3 - Disabled people are increasingly relying on wearables to augment how they see and experience the world.
1. Google Glass
Glass offers physicians and law enforcement a way to receive information in real time, while remaining hands free.
2. Mind-controlled wheelchairs
Emotiv has developed a headset capable of picking up electrical signals from the brain and translating them into actions. It could be used for wheelchairs.
3. Stress-monitoring devices for autistic children
Autistic children sometimes have trouble vocalizing when they’re stressed. Two gadgets, Neumitra and Affectiva, are designed to track the stress levels.
4. Smart specs to help the blind read
Glasses from OrCam Technologies interpret nearby visual inputs, including letters, faces, objects, products, places, bus numbers, and traffic lights.
5. Addressing color blindness
EnChroma is developing smart sunglasses that help color-blind people identify and better discriminate between colors.
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