Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-17 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
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Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-17 Thread Alan Paganelli
keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Maria and Joe Chapman" To: Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 9:55 AM Subject: Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane HI

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-17 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
merly on my > website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! > > - Original Message ----- From: "Julie Dawson" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 7:27 PM > Subject: Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane > > >> I wonde

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
st. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Julie Dawson" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 7:27 PM Subject: Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane I wonder if this ap could be usedoutside and programmed with routs outside. What terrific idea for an

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-15 Thread Julie Dawson
I wonder if this ap could be usedoutside and programmed with routs outside. What terrific idea for an ap! Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: "Gary Bowers" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 3:16 PM

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-11 Thread Marianne Denning
I think the idea of infrared has some possibility. It is amazing what can come from ideas like this. Hopefully, we can have something to help with indoor mobility in the future. I hope people keep working on these ideas because I believe it is possible. I will still use my dog even when somethi

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-10 Thread RobH.
Bit more OT, but you mentioned it:- I, and I suppose We, don't like being poked in the eye any more than anyone else, so do wear eye protection out doors regardless. Indoors too recently since nearly poking my eye out on a bit of furniture someone had moved and I didn't know about until I bent

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-10 Thread RobH.
<< However, many a good idea has been known to come from some really bad ideas.>> Hummmnmnmnm, So what was the long spindly rotor designed for, before they put it on helicopters? But handles were a good idea, even before they invented tea pots and kettles. Rh,... trying not to think a

RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread Wayne gmail
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Regina Alvarado Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 11:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane Sorry, a technological "wonder" will not do it for me! Give me my dog or

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread Regina Alvarado
: "Ron Pelletier" To: Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:32 PM Subject: RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane Also, an iPhone gives no protection against obstacles so it's a bit exaggerated to say it turns the phone into a virtual cane. Ron & Danvers

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread RobH.
#x27;re > taught > > by,... more sighted. > > Like I said, they meant well, but can't see it catching on. Sounds like > another science degree student's final year project again. > > Rh. > - Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Pelletier" >

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Like I said, they meant well, but can't see it catching on. Sounds like > another science degree student's final year project again. > > Rh. > - Original Message - > From: "Ron Pelletier" > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:32 PM > S

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread RobH.
o: Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 12:32 PM Subject: RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane Also, an iPhone gives no protection against obstacles so it's a bit exaggerated to say it turns the phone into a virtual cane. Ron & Danvers -Original Message- From: v

RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-09 Thread Ron Pelletier
08, 2014 11:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane Interesting concept. However, I think iBeacons are the way of the future, they could probably do anything this system could do. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailt

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-08 Thread RobH.
Sigh!... different I suppose. I can imagine so many of the public buildings sticking tape all over the place for us, and how easy it would be in a crowded public building trying to find the tape with this app. I'll not carry on, they mean well, I have a lotof issue with some of this Mea

RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Interesting concept. However, I think iBeacons are the way of the future, they could probably do anything this system could do. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gary Bowers Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 4:17 PM To: viphon

RE: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-08 Thread Gary Bowers
Wednesday, January 08, 2014 8:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane If I understand wright, QR codes need to be put on the ground wherever the blind person wants to use this app? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:16 PM, "G

Re: App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane

2014-01-08 Thread Ryan Mann
If I understand wright, QR codes need to be put on the ground wherever the blind person wants to use this app? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 8, 2014, at 7:16 PM, "Gary Bowers" wrote: > > App Turns Smartphone Into Virtual Cane for the Blind > > MIT Technology Review > January 8, 2014 > > > A