Visually impaired persons are benefitting from the number of gadgets that are being developed to aid them and make their life easier. The latest gadget developed to help the visually impaired is dubbed the Plan-B and created by Germany’s Orik Designbüro. The high-tech device translates the map of a city in a tactile map designed for the blind allowing the user to navigate easily through the city. Within few second, the Plan-B gadget offers a relief surface for the user which indicates its location, its environment and also gives an audible signal.

By understanding the magnitudes of each place, the visually impaired user can easily navigate in the city.


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Topics: Gadgets Tags: on November 3, 2010

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