We have been talking about for nearly long time. Any idea when would this be in market? Sorry for my ignorance. I haven't followed-up on this lately. But I'm sure for testing on all factors would take time. but just curious to know the latest.
Thanks, Srini On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 8:03 PM, Murmuranjankumar < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello friends, if it is so, it must bring a big changes and also I am > waiting for it. > > > > On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 16:22:53 +0530 rahul rahul wrote > > >Source: > > > > http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/46662373.cms > > > > > > > > Mar 23, 2015, 03.30PM IST TNN[ Abhinav Malhotra ] > > > > The GPS enabled sneakers are capable of giving directions to those who > > > > cannot see. > > > > > > > > KANPUR: To help visually impaired in navigating the ways, special > > > > footwears named 'Lechal' (Lechal meaning take me along in Hindi) was > > > > the centre of attraction at the Techkriti-2015, the annual technical > > > > and entrepreneurial festival of IIT-K. The GPS enabled sneakers are > > > > capable of giving directions to those who cannot see. > > > > > > > > The shoes vibrate to give directions. The smart footwear, donning red > > > > fiery colour, can also count the number of steps taken and distance > > > > travelled. Another major highlight of the sneakers being that these > > > > can be worn by even those who can see as they use Google maps for > > > > navigation. A person with a sense of independence can move around at > > > > an unknown place or a city. > > > > > > > > The user of Lechal footwear just requires a smartphone for connecting > > > > both the footwear and the phone. This connectivity is established via > > > > bluetooth. Further, those who are not interested in buying the entire > > > > footwear can just purchase the insoles as the technology is embedded > > > > in them. These technologically advanced shoes and insoles will not > > > > allow the users to go on a wrong direction if the information about a > > > > place to go is fed in the smartphone app. On choosing a wrong > > > > direction, the shoe/insole will vibrate as a mark of indication. > > > > > > > > Gaurav Duggal, embedded design engineer at Ducere Technologies which > > > > has rolled out Lechal shoes told TOI that the Lechal shoes/insoles > > > > connect to the phone via bluetooth version 4.0. He said that the shoes > > > > have embedded bluetooth trans-receivers which are detachable. "We have > > > > a special app which the user has to download on the smartphone. The > > > > bluetooth trans-receiver connected to the app directs the person > > > > wearing the footwear the direction whether to take a right turn or a > > > > left", said Gaurav. > > > > > > > > He said that the visually impaired person gets the feedback from the > > > > shoe via vibrations. Further explaining about this special footwear, > > > > Gaurav said that the footwear links to the smartphone app to direct > > > > the wearer using Google maps, sending the vibrations where to go > > > > further. He said that these footwears can be worn by anyone as they > > > > give you location because of it using Google maps for navigating. > > > > > > > > Tejas Rode, from Lechal informed that the company is based in > > > > Hyderabad and it is the first in the world to offer such a product. > > > > Tejas said that these footwears are the brainwork of Krispian > > > > Lawrence, a passout from Micighan University in US and Anirudh Sharma, > > > > an alumnus of MIT university in US. Both of them are engineering > > > > graduates and had founded the company > > > > > > > > named Ducere in 2010 but this footwear were released in 2014. > > > > > > > > Gaurav Duggal said that the first pre-order for these footwears will > > > > be given in May this year. He said that for the global market, Lechal > > > > shoes cost 150 US dollars but for the Indian market, the prices will > > > > be much lower. > > > > > > > > Best. > > > > Rahul. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > > > > > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > > > > > > > Search for old postings at: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to > > > > [email protected] > > > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > > > > > > > Disclaimer: > > > > 1. 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