Strap Technology and the New ARA O&M device

ARA is a Chest wearable Sonar and LIDAR system which can be used with a cane or guide dog or without where you feel comfortable.

6 sonar and 3 LIDAR senses.

Gives feedback to the user via haptic (vibration) feedback for changes in ground surface including stairs, in front and above head hight. Also has a straight line mode.

Ground sensing can be turned off to allow use with a cane or guide dog.

All self contained, learning mode, and easy to operate.

Can connect to wifi to update, 48hrs of use, and mobile app coming later.

You can preorder now by paying $50 US with a total cost of $500 US or wait for the actual launch which is May 27 2022 and pay a total of $750 US. 

Units to start shipping in July 2022.

Pre-order Webinar held on the last week of April.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1K-GrkXY_M

Website

Where you can either pre-order or order.

https://strap.tech

As always, use any type of O&M device with commonsense and if concerned, consult a specialist.

Google IO May 11 2022

Yes, it is time for the yearly Google Developers conference where we should hear about Android 13, and possibly some new hardware.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-io-2022-what-you-need-to-know-before-next-week/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b&UniqueID=037E284E-CC84-11EC-95DE-75CE96E8478F&TheTime=2022-05-05T14:59:50&PostType=link&ServiceType=twitter

Hearables

Never thought this category of wearables existed, but they do, ear phones and assist in hearing assistance, not to be confused with hearing aids or the noise or transpenren transperency function found in ear phones like the AirPods Pro.

https://www.reviewgeek.com/114421/what-are-hearables/

SONOS May be Getting Its Own Personal Assistant by June this Year

Everyone seems to be suggesting that “Hey Sonos” will be coming in June 1 so you can control your Sonos smart speaker, guess we’ll wait and see what happens.,

https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/sonos-voice-control-google-assistant-amazon-alexa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Fun Game, Sound Matching

Just a bit of fun, match sounds in a grid which you can make bigger and also increase the number of sounds to be matched: a good old fashion memory game.

It is also free.

https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/sound-matching

What You Need to Know About Vampire Sucking energy Devices

Just some food for thought in this article about devices that may not be as in a  standby mode as you may think and could be chewing or sucking up power over the year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-02/vampire-appliances-electronics-sucking-your-wallet-dry/101022106

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