A wearable guides the visually impaired
Clip: Season 4 Episode 23 | 8m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
A wearable device that guides the visually impaired.
Technology for the blind tends to rely heavily on auditory cues to convey information. Now WearWorks, a Brooklyn, New York based technology company is developing a device that communicates to the visually impaired through touch. Keith Kirkland, CEO and Co-Founder of WearWorks joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this topic.
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A wearable guides the visually impaired
Clip: Season 4 Episode 23 | 8m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
Technology for the blind tends to rely heavily on auditory cues to convey information. Now WearWorks, a Brooklyn, New York based technology company is developing a device that communicates to the visually impaired through touch. Keith Kirkland, CEO and Co-Founder of WearWorks joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this topic.
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