by Eric Hal Schwartz for DCInno
The FDA has greenlit an unusual kind of wearable tech for medical use, one that lets people with vision problems navigate by taste. The BrainPort V100, built by Wisconsin-based Wicab, takes input from a video camera attached to a pair of glasses and converts it into different kinds of vibrations or tingling sensations given off by a small device seen above that the user holds on his or her tongue. It essentially translates sensory data into a form that is helpful to people who can't see.
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