Author_Institution :
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Abstract :
Products-to-be include Touch Color, a thermal digital device that lets visually impaired people visualize works of art by touch; Smart Cane, which combines with an ultrasonic sensor to help blind people navigate paths; glasses that measure time between blinks; virtual pets; and a device that uses sensors to smell.
Keywords :
Art; Glass; Intelligent sensors; Navigation; Positron emission tomography; Tactile sensors; Thermal sensors; Time measurement; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Visualization; EyePet; Masunaga Wink Glasses; RFID navigation; Smart Cane; Touch Color; eyestrain; metal oxide sensor; thermal art board; virtual pet;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2009.84
