Microsoft's bone-conducting headset helps blind navigate in cities

Microsoft has teamed with Guide Dogs, a charity that pairs blind people with seeing eye dogs and the UK government's Future Cities Catapult project, to develop a headset that can help the blind better navigate while moving around out in the world. The headset is part of an effort called Cities Unlocked that seeks to provide more freedom to the blind—studies have found that the majority of blind people leave their homes far less than sighted people due to the difficulties in getting around, and many remain unemployed as a result.

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