'Óculos-capacete' ajuda pessoas com baixa visão:roleta multiplicadora betano

'Óculos-capacete' ajuda pessoas com baixa visão

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They might not win any awards for style, but these roleta multiplicadora betano prototype glasses are helping roleta multiplicadora betano partially sighted people to see.

They project roleta multiplicadora betano enhanced images onto lenses, giving wearers a clearer sense of surroundings.

Users say they feel more independent. Some see their guide dogs for the first time.

They were developed by researchers from Oxford University, who say the roleta multiplicadora betano bulky headsets will eventually be the same size as a pair of roleta multiplicadora betano specs.

Transcriçãoroleta multiplicadora betanoportuguês

Eles podem não ganhar prêmiosroleta multiplicadora betanoestilo, mas esses protótiposroleta multiplicadora betanoóculos estão ajudando pessoas com baixa visão a enxergar.

Eles projetam imagens reforçadas sobre lentes, dando a usuários uma melhor noçãoroleta multiplicadora betanoseus arredores.

Usuários dizem que se sentem mais independentes. Alguns conseguem ver, pela primeira vez, seus cães-guias.

Eles foram desenvolvidos por pesquisadores da Universidaderoleta multiplicadora betanoOxford, que dizem que os volumosos dispositivos eventualmente serão do mesmo tamanhoroleta multiplicadora betanoum parroleta multiplicadora betanoóculos.

Vocabulary

roleta multiplicadora betano partially sighted not completely blind, but able to see very little

roleta multiplicadora betano enhanced improved, especially by artificial methods

roleta multiplicadora betano bulky too big to be carried or used easily

roleta multiplicadora betano specs glasses (short form of the word spectacles)

Exercise

prototype / partially sighted / enhanced / bulky / specs

1. "We are trying to find a solution where the club gets a new ground and _________ facilities, and Truro gets a development that satisfies everybody's needs."

2. Wearable technology has been talked about for years - now it's here in the form of Google Glass, the intelligent _________ due to go on sale in 2014.

3. The _________ device is still undergoing modification and needs larger tests.

4. Refreshable Braille displays do exist, but they are expensive, __________ and typically designed for use at a desk.

5. Increasing numbers of British children are being registered as blind or _________.

Answers

Source: Retail plan for Truro City football ground revealed http://bbc.in/1ivvvw4

2. Wearable technology has been talked about for years - now it's here in the form of Google Glass, the intelligent specs due to go on sale in 2014.

Source: Katie Price speaks out, and the week's other disability stories http://bbc.in/1n9fbzb

3. The prototype device is still undergoing modification and needs larger tests.

Source: Microwave helmet 'can spot a stroke' http://bbc.in/1qZJImV

4. Refreshable Braille displays do exist, but they are expensive, bulky and typically designed for use at a desk.

Source: Braille e-books: Why can't you buy a budget e-reader? http://bbc.in/1stxWlY

5. Increasing numbers of British children are being registered as blind or partially sighted.

Source: Child sight loss 'on the increase' http://bbc.in/UHSnAf