It occurred to me that I've not really posted much on my blog, so here comes some more...
I was looking through my usual RSS feeds and came across a feature on Engadget (for those of you not familiar with Engadget it's a great way to see what's happening in the world of technology). Anyway, the article (click here) describes how Looktel have developed some software that literally performs "artificial vision." Running on a Windows mobile SmartPhone, the software uses the on board camera to recognize objects and text. There is a YouTube demo on their website (here)that shows just how powerful this stuff is... it will recognize groceries, shops, read newspaper and magazine articles and read these aloud... amazing. Designed to help those who are visually impaired, this is just the sort of thing the Charity I'm a Trustee of should be looking into...
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