New app for blind people

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A videolink app is asking sighted volunteers to give descriptive help to blind people over the internet. But is it a good idea?

A can of soup feels very much like a can of beans. And if you shake them... they sound similar too. So if you're blind and don't fancy soup on toast tonight, you might want to think about downloading a new smartphone app which connects you via live video to a sighted volunteer who can tell you which can is which.

Hans Jorgen Wiberg is the inventor of Be My Eyes, a free app developed in Copenhagen. He says the idea is that blind people would mostly use it at home where there are many things they need to be able to see, as well as having good wi-fi connection.
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