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To: LibWhacker
OK, so Ben can do this because he's got "exceptional hearing." Seems to me that technology could help others to have the same capabilities -- and maybe help Ben, too.

Ben's spatial limitations are twofold. First, resolution comes only as quickly as he can click and process. Second, he's got limited range.

But what if he had something like a radar or ultrasound transmitter, and something to translate the returns into sounds that could be played through stereo earphones? Not so loud that other stuff is drowned out, but enough to give a sense of magnitude and direction....

Maybe this guy has pointed out a potential application for those not so gifted as he....

12 posted on 11/14/2006 12:38:27 PM PST by r9etb
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To: r9etb

But he is doing all these things at his age, without a stick or a guide dog. I don't think its just that he has exceptional hearing.

I think his limits are only going to be right now what's society is placing on him and more critically, safety considerations.


16 posted on 11/14/2006 12:48:42 PM PST by merry10
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