Mobile application for the visually impaired

In the world there are over 300 million visually impaired people. This is a huge audience, the needs and requirements which until recently remained without special attention of both the state and entrepreneurs. But fortunately the situation is changing for the better. More and more companies introduce the social component in its business and produce goods for the disabled. One such example of socially-oriented business is a company LookTel from California, released a mobile application for the visually impaired lyudey.Tehnologiya, which lies at the basis of this application provides real-time scan and identify any object. The user need only to point a camera phone at an object that he wishes to identify, thanks to new technology, it will be defined and named clearly.

Initially, the application LookTel allows us to identify things such as money, drugs, packaged goods and wheels. However, the application can "learn" to recognize a broader range of products by adding new tags and writing a description of the subject.

With mobile applications LookTel can be identified and different signs. In addition, LookTel includes "reading room" access to print media.

LookTel - this is a useful and necessary device which is capable of becoming indispensable to people suffering from poor eyesight, making their lives more comfortable and independent.

Mobile application for the visually impaired LookTel won first place in competition in 2010 CTIA E-Tech Awards in the category of goods for health. In the sale of the application will be released this spring, its cost is not known yet.



Site is considered a business idea: www.looktel.com

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