Investor's Business Daily - A new urban orientation system called Talking Points promises to use Bluetooth wireless technology to tell blind pedestrians about a neighborhood's points of interest. Univ. of Mich. researchers propose tagging bus stops, restaurants and public restrooms with Bluetooth-enabled beacons. When blind people with mobile devices approach the beacons, they wirelessly receive information about the points of interest so that they know what they're passing in an unfamiliar neighborhood. ...
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