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Converting Images Into Sounds for the Blind

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-hair-sounds-beautiful dept.

prostoalex writes "ACM News Service links to a page on Cornell University Web site that describes a technology developed by researchers to enable blind people to read maps. According to the article, the software package consists of "Java computer code that could translate images into sound, and a rudimentary software program capable of converting pixels of various colors into piano notes of various tones"."

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  1. Finally blind people can experience online porn by lukesky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally blind people can experience online porn ;-)

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    -- look sir droids...
  2. What will be the sound of... by b166er_zeroone · · Score: 5, Funny

    goatse?

  3. Converting Images Into Sounds for the Blind by RatRagout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will an input picture of a badger make it play "badger badger mushroom"?

  4. One tracked mind by lukesky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just noticed that the first three post were about porn ;-)

    There most be better use for this technology, but apperently there arent. ;-)

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    -- look sir droids...
    1. Re:One tracked mind by Nuskrad · · Score: 4, Funny
      At least noone will say 'you'll go blind' to them.

      Does listening to porn make you deaf? I think some serious scientific research is needed!

  5. cat file | /dev/soundcard by REBloomfield · · Score: 4, Funny

    that'd work, surely? :)