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Qualcomm announces Andorid smartphone for the blind

Qualcomm announces Andorid smartphone for the blind

Blindness and smartphones are usually not mentioned in the same sentence, but this is now all about to change. This week Qualcomm has announced it’s developing a multi-function Andorid smartphone that will combine the technologies blind and visually impaired people use separately. In collaboration with Project Ray, the ‘off-the-self’ device will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor and will offer a user interface that is designed for eye-free interaction with services such as phone calls, texts, social networking and navigation. … Read entire article »

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Smartphone that treats depression underway

Smartphone that treats depression underway

Spotting the symptoms of depression can be difficult – here is a video that tells you more about it – but there might soon be a smartphone on the market that does just that. Scientists at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Center are developing inventing a smartphone that can spot symptoms of depression in its user and take immediate actions to counter it in real time. This is part of a series of other … Read entire article »

Filed under: Health Gadgets, Mental Health