(Israel21c) Brian Blum - Idan Meir and Gil Elgrably sought to build a technology to help stores sell more goods and wound up with a product that allows blind and visually impaired people to navigate malls, universities and hospitals. RightHear mimics the function of a venue's directory board and speaks to users about what's nearby. It's also integrated with ride sharing and taxi apps. The developers are also thinking of additional uses for the RightHear system. "Because this is basically a text-to-speech engine, we can translate the data into other languages," Meir explains. Imagine visiting an airport or hotel in Spain but you don't speak Spanish. Just fire up the RightHear app and you'll understand everything.
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