Homebrew brings PSP to the blind
In one of the most interesting developments in the homebrew scene, pegasus2000 has crafted a new proof of concept program called "Nanodesktop Blind Assistant." According to the developer: "It is a program that uses PSP for help blind children or blind men. This program is able to recognizes the name of the people that are present in that moment in the room." Fascinating! Of course, the ambition doesn't stop there. "In the future, we'll release more complex version of the program, with a better speed of recognition and with network support, and support for GPS and collision avoidance." Certainly, if the program can deliver on even just half of what it promises, it will be incredibly helpful for those with the disability.[Via DCEmu]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jay Lee @ Oct 22nd 2007 8:24PM
Blind children and blind 'men'? What about blind 'women'? Shouldn't they be able to use hacked homebrew enabled PSPs for this software as well?
Maybe they ought to share this program with Sony and have it set up as official like, so that mainstream blind people will even know it exists. :|
Kspraydad @ Oct 22nd 2007 9:40PM
@Jay Lee...
That stuck out to me too...I guess women are only good for licking PSPs.
Juney @ Oct 23rd 2007 2:03AM
@JayLee
ya man your right sony should embrace the power of their handheld and help this guy make something of this .. kinda like folding at home except this will be instant benefits....
and as effed up as it sounds i dont think alot of blind people are reading about this
o man im going to hell
Charlie Danger @ Oct 23rd 2007 4:33PM
@Juney
Are you suggesting that blind people can't read web pages? Many visually impaired people use screenreading software, and many of those can access a computer faster almost all sighted people I know.
Check out JAWS, WindowEyes and Supernova(Hal) for further information.