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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Seeing Shoes Offer Help To Blind

Sounds so incredible, but it could be possible. Guide dogs may soon be out of a job thanks to a high-tech pair of glasses and shoes. This awesome invention can help blind people a great deal. These shoes were invented by Hong Kong scientists to help blind people navigate the trickiest of terrain.

Researchers at Hong Kong Polytechnic University say the glasses and shoes, which have a built-in computer, can detect objects within close proximity through echo location then send a vibrating warning signal to the wearer.

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