Monday, March 10, 2008

Design Concept: Wireless Walking Stick for Blind

Filed under: Rehab


Designer Jin Woo Han proposes a design for a walking stick for the blind that has a proximity sensor and a built-in vibrator that relates to the user how far objects are. This is just a design proposal, but the idea is not far fetched as the various technology components already exist in production.

Product page: Wand for Blind...

(hat tip: Gizmodo)

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