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David Paul, a computer science student, tests the iCare system’s reading capabilities. A fixed camera shoots images of the book while the computer translates the text into a synthesized voice.
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Student Kenneth Spector and professor Sethuraman Panchanathan test the iCare system. The computerized "seeing" assistant will help blind people read books, access Web pages, recognize faces and navigate unfamiliar rooms.
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David Paul uses the iCare system to convert text images recorded by the camera to verbal messages.
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Professor Nikolaos Bourbakis sports the Tyflos system. A tiny camera is incorporated into the sunglasses, which in turn are hooked up to a laptop.
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