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Doctor Explains How Hyderabad Woman Lost Her Vision Due To Smartphone, Tweet Viral
After spending numerous hours on her phone in the dark, a 30-year-old Hyderabadi woman suffered from blindness for around one and a half years.
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Realme X2 Pro Blind Order Sale to Take Place on November 18, Company Reveals
Realme X2 Pro is all set to be launched on November 20 in the country, however ahead of the launch the Chinese smartphone maker is giving the interested consumers a chance to order the phone before everyone else.
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Blue Light From Smartphone, Computer Displays Can Accelerate Blindness: Study
The blue light emitting from these digital devices can affect your eye's retina and lead to age-related macular degeneration, a study claims.
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Smartphone Addict Goes Blind After Marathon Gaming Binge
A 21-year-old Chinese woman went blind in one eye after a 24-hour gaming marathon on her mobile phone in northwest China's Shaanxi province, a media report said.
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This New Technology Allows The Blind To 'Watch' TV
Scientists have developed a new, ground-breaking software that allows deaf and blind people to enjoy television content in real time without any intermediaries. The software, PervasiveSUB, compiles all the subtitles of television channels and sends them to a central server which forwards them to smartphones or tablets.
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Gazing At Your Device In Dark May Cause 'Smartphone Blindness'
Using your device just before sleep may lead to a condition called transient smartphone blindness, say doctors who reported a case of two women in the UK suffering from temporary vision impairment in one eye after looking at a bright cellphone screen in a dark room.
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Temporary Blindness Cases Tied to Smartphone Use in Dark
Doctors detailed the cases of the two women, ages 22 and 40, who experienced "transient smartphone blindness" for months.
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New App Lets Users 'Lend' Eyes to the Blind
A new app has been developed that makes use of cameras and generous volunteers to help the visually impaired accomplish everyday tasks using their smartphones.
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New App Helps the Blind 'See' via Sighted Volunteers
The app connects blind users with sighted volunteers who help read or identify objects for them.
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New Smartphone App Gives Sight to The Blind
The new app that allows blind people to listen to an audio readback of printed text is being heralded as a life-changer by many people.
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New Smartphone App Gives Sight to the Blind
Jonathan Mosen, who has been blind since birth, spent his evening snapping photos of packages in the mail, his son's school report and labels on bottles in the fridge. In seconds, he was listening to audio of the printed words the camera captured, courtesy of a new app on his Apple Inc iPhone.
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Advocates for Blind, Deaf Want More From Apple
Apple, is under pressure, as the creator of the modern smartphone and a long-time champion for the blind, Apple is feeling the most heat.
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World's First Braille Phone Goes on Sale in UK
A London-based company claims to have put the world's first Braille phone, which costs just 60 pounds, for sale in UK.
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Google 'Project Tango' 3D vision smartphone platform announced
The project is aimed at bringing 3D tech to smartphones for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.
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Smartphone-like device that maps surroundings to aid blind
The gadget would resemble a smartphone and would sense an entire room's features, build a virtual map of it and communicate this to the user.
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Doctor Explains How Hyderabad Woman Lost Her Vision Due To Smartphone, Tweet Viral
After spending numerous hours on her phone in the dark, a 30-year-old Hyderabadi woman suffered from blindness for around one and a half years.
-
Realme X2 Pro Blind Order Sale to Take Place on November 18, Company Reveals
Realme X2 Pro is all set to be launched on November 20 in the country, however ahead of the launch the Chinese smartphone maker is giving the interested consumers a chance to order the phone before everyone else.
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Blue Light From Smartphone, Computer Displays Can Accelerate Blindness: Study
The blue light emitting from these digital devices can affect your eye's retina and lead to age-related macular degeneration, a study claims.
-
Smartphone Addict Goes Blind After Marathon Gaming Binge
A 21-year-old Chinese woman went blind in one eye after a 24-hour gaming marathon on her mobile phone in northwest China's Shaanxi province, a media report said.
-
This New Technology Allows The Blind To 'Watch' TV
Scientists have developed a new, ground-breaking software that allows deaf and blind people to enjoy television content in real time without any intermediaries. The software, PervasiveSUB, compiles all the subtitles of television channels and sends them to a central server which forwards them to smartphones or tablets.
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Gazing At Your Device In Dark May Cause 'Smartphone Blindness'
Using your device just before sleep may lead to a condition called transient smartphone blindness, say doctors who reported a case of two women in the UK suffering from temporary vision impairment in one eye after looking at a bright cellphone screen in a dark room.
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Temporary Blindness Cases Tied to Smartphone Use in Dark
Doctors detailed the cases of the two women, ages 22 and 40, who experienced "transient smartphone blindness" for months.
-
New App Lets Users 'Lend' Eyes to the Blind
A new app has been developed that makes use of cameras and generous volunteers to help the visually impaired accomplish everyday tasks using their smartphones.
-
New App Helps the Blind 'See' via Sighted Volunteers
The app connects blind users with sighted volunteers who help read or identify objects for them.
-
New Smartphone App Gives Sight to The Blind
The new app that allows blind people to listen to an audio readback of printed text is being heralded as a life-changer by many people.
-
New Smartphone App Gives Sight to the Blind
Jonathan Mosen, who has been blind since birth, spent his evening snapping photos of packages in the mail, his son's school report and labels on bottles in the fridge. In seconds, he was listening to audio of the printed words the camera captured, courtesy of a new app on his Apple Inc iPhone.
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Advocates for Blind, Deaf Want More From Apple
Apple, is under pressure, as the creator of the modern smartphone and a long-time champion for the blind, Apple is feeling the most heat.
-
World's First Braille Phone Goes on Sale in UK
A London-based company claims to have put the world's first Braille phone, which costs just 60 pounds, for sale in UK.
-
Google 'Project Tango' 3D vision smartphone platform announced
The project is aimed at bringing 3D tech to smartphones for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.
-
Smartphone-like device that maps surroundings to aid blind
The gadget would resemble a smartphone and would sense an entire room's features, build a virtual map of it and communicate this to the user.
