They create a gadget so that deaf people can enjoy the rhythm of music by touch.
Digital technology has become an instrument that has made it possible to overcome the communication barriers suffered by people with disabilities. In Urban Tecno we have previously shown you how there is a whole series of gadgets who have been born with the purpose of offering revolutionary products. The best example of this is the glasses that allow you to ‘see’ conversations in real time. Now, did you know that it is also possible to enjoy other solutions like the one we show you today?
Some researchers from the University of Malaga have managed to create a specific prototype so that people with hearing disabilities can listen to music through the sense of touch. It is an innovation that allows people with limited hearing to notice the rhythm of musical notes. All this, in addition, through the modification of the characteristics of an apparatus. It is an innovation that could be commercially successful in the future if resources were allocated to it to a greater extent.
Let us see, therefore, what are the main qualities of this invention, why its practical application can be differential and, of course, to what extent we are facing a solution that also includes its own artificial intelligence system. Here is a new technology that comes to expand the capabilities of people who can not enjoy the sense of hearing.
The solution so that deaf people can feel music through touch
One of the main distinguishing features of this technology is that it is a gadget which is completely portable, so anyone could lead to a place with ambient music or, of course, to a concert. Its connectivity with a smartphone It is another of its virtues, since it can extend its use. Its operation is as follows. The music files are saved in MIDI format and the system subsequently performs a translation for sending vibrotactile stimuli.
The University of Malaga has created a gadget so that deaf people can hear music. Image: Diario Sur
According to the study carried out prior to the design of this technology, we find ourselves before a solution that It has already been tested by fifty volunteers. The result has been, according to the majority of the participants, a success taking into account the limitations that exist regarding the use of this technology. It is, without a doubt, an experiment that has served to draw up new investigations that serve to cancel this disability one day.
It is true that it is not about a technology that can be used to recover the sense of hearing or, simply, establishing it for the first time, but it will allow you to enjoy, in a certain way, the rhythm that reaches the microphones of this curious gadget. It is important to note that, in addition, it is a very comfortable solution. Contrary to bulky hearing aids, we are faced with a solution that attracts attention, above all, due to the incorporation of a technology that could undoubtedly belong to the sector of wearablessince you only have to attach them to the dolls.
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