I'm not sure how this is more helpful than the currently available GPS solutions, many of which already provide haptic feedback and turn-by-turn precise directions. Also, how about accounting for such things as construction and blocked streets?
On 3/30/15, rajasekhar <[email protected]> wrote: > I had the opportunity of exploring the product and even had discussions > with > the product developers. > As a very good user of the white cane, I am very sceptical about the > product. > Issues regarding its functionality along with pricing needs more clarity. > Rajasekhar > Hyderabad > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Srinivasu Chakravarthula > Sent: 30 March 2015 21:15 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] 'Lechal' shoe to guide visually impaired to destination, > > 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. 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