A new device has been unveiled this week by Fluid Interfaces called the Finger Reader, which takes the form of a 3D printed ring worn on the finger. This innovative device is capable of reading out ...

The FingerReader is a wearable device that assists in reading printed text; it is developed by MIT Media Labs Fluid Interfaces division. (MIT MEDIA LABS) As always, advances in technology are always ...

We've covered lots of new wearable tech over the last several months, some of which was fairly cool and some of which was fairly useless. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an affordable finger reader for people whose vision is impaired. The prototype FingerReader fits like a ring on a user's index ...

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate ...

Suranga Nanayakkara slips a black ring onto his finger and points. He’s showing it off, but not because it’s a fancy wedding band. This ring, he explains, helps visually impaired people read by ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them ...

Our age-old instinct to point at things we'd like to know more about has inspired a device that assists the visually impaired consume written text. FingerReader is a 3D-printed device that is worn as ...

Car thieves could be foiled by a car security system that recognises the unique pattern of veins on a driver’s fingers as they pull the door handle. The system would stop a thief even if he had stolen ...

You may have heard the term Dead Finger Tech before and if not, it relates to that piece of technology that you find essential or important enough to you that someone will have to pry it from your ...

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So Apple has announced that it’s building a fingerprint reader into its new flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5s, calling that technology Touch ID. Here’s what you need to know about it. How does ...