02.10.2013 19:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

How the iPhone helps the visually impaired see more than before

The New York Times on Monday published a fascinating article detailing how smartphones like the iPhone are opening up whole new avenues of opportunities for the visually impaired. In one profile, the Times details how the iPhone has helped Luis Perez, who is close to being fully blind, take professional photographs. In assistive mode, for example, Perez's iPhone will tell him aloud how many heads are detected in a photo, thereby ensuring that everyone who should be in the photo is, in fact, in the photo. The iPhone, of course, isn't the only smartphone that helps the visually impaired, but Apple has for years demonstrated a consistent focus on making its produ

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