IIT Kanpur files record 122 IPRs in 2023The 122 IPRs filed last year include 108 patents, four design registrations, three copyrights, and one trademark application, along with fo...
03 Jan, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
How big tech embraced disabled usersApple and Google are leading the field, harnessing the sensors and cameras of their best-selling smartphones that allow users to edit, enha...
21 Jun, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
World Braille Day 2022: Screen-readers, customised apps, HR automation bring some hope to visually impairedAssistive technologies are helping those with vision impairment to equip themselves in a rapidly changing world.
04 Jan, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
This gadget helps visually-impaired people dodge street obstaclesThe device mounts on the top of the walking cane and sends information via headphones.
24 Sep, 2021, 07.35 PM IST
MWC 2021: This 'smart cane' can change how the visually impaired walk, shop & eatThe device is the brain-child of Kursat Ceylan, a Turkish inventor, who was born blind.
01 Jul, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
RBI selects vendor for developing mobile app for visually impairedThe RBI on September 6 had told the Bombay High Court that an internet connection would not be required for its proposed mobile application...
08 Sep, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
RBI to come out with mobile app for currency notes identificationAt present, banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 2,000 are in circulation, besides Re 1 notes issued by the C...
14 Jul, 2019, 02.46 PM IST
Accenture develops artificial intelligence-powered solution for visually impairedThe solution is currently being piloted at Accenture in South Africa, and a Spanish language version is being tested with Accenture employe...
28 Jul, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
How a bunch of Indian tech startups hope to change the world for the visually impairedAssistive technology is underserved in India. Products available here have been developed in the western world where affordability is not a...
12 Jun, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
Startups visit IIT Kharagpur to hire internsSupervasi, an organization that works towards improving the lives of tribals is looking at over 1000 engineers to intern for a year, accord...
16 Feb, 2017, 12.08 PM IST
Chinmayi SK devises low-tech solution to tackle endemic diseasesThe 28-year-old tech start-up founder has always believed in plugging the gap between tech developers and users.
28 Mar, 2016, 12.00 PM IST
New Braille smartwatch lets blind read texts, e-booksThe wearable, named Dot, relays the time with a set of pins that rise and fall. Users will be able to receive and read text messages in rea...
10 Aug, 2015, 02.13 PM IST
This IIT-Delhi professor has 'smart' solutions for problems of the visually challengedBalakrishnan's first efforts were directed at addressing the problem of mobility, for which he started developing affordable devices.
07 Aug, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
iPhone feature that does something amazing for the visually impairedPerez makes this happen with a setting called VoiceOver, a setting built into all Apple devices that makes Perez's iPhone almost as functio...
28 Jul, 2015, 12.23 PM IST
Indian-origin boy working with Microsoft for braille printerA 13-year-old Indian-origin boy, who invented a low-cost portable Braille printer, is now working with technology giant Microsoft to integr...
15 May, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
Tech Mahindra tests goggles for blind, plans variant for carsThe technology can be adapted to other applications such as autonomous vehicles, manufacturing units, space programmes and defence.
28 Nov, 2014, 08.00 AM IST
Indian-origin teenager gets Intel funding for Braille printerShubham Banerjee had closed an early round funding with Intel Capital last month to develop a prototype of low-cost Braille printer.
10 Nov, 2014, 02.10 AM IST