Just an innocent question. Are vibrations absolutely safe for human body? Vibrating white cane, vibrating shoes, sometime ago vibrating eye glasses, etc. Of course, our mobile phone also vibrates. When it comes to communication with visually challenged, vibration is a convenient feature incorporated(apart from audio). Just wonder whether these vibrations do any harm to the body? Views awaited.
On 3/30/15, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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