Virtual Senses
by Maria Ebling
In this issue, I focus on products so new that they aren't actually products yet. Nonetheless, I was intrigued by them, and I think you will be too. I examine two products-to-be that support people with visual impairments—a device to help color-blind individuals and another to assist with navigation. I also look at a device that reduces eyestrain and an augmented-reality game that tricks the user into seeing something that isn't really there. Finally, I move on to another of the five senses—smell. I discuss a sensor that might help us better identify fruit at the peak of ripeness.
