Ajay don’t purchase it there is no use On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 at 11:31 AM, Ajay Minocha <ajayminoc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just a personal view, makes things more confusing specially while > traveling in a busy place i.e. Mumbai local :). > > On 29/07/2022, Vaibhav Saraf <vaibhav.s....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Aziz, > > > > A lot depends on the cane and its efficiency, which will differ from cane > > to cane. The best thing will be to try one out if you can get hands-on to > > before purchasing it. > > > > I happened to try one smart cane from Turkey, which would range between > > 45-48k in original price, it is a new smart cane and quite popular in > North > > American organizations right now because of its promises. I got a demo, > and > > here are my observations: > > > > 1. The cane effectively warned , with haptic feedback when something was > in > > the vicinity of the sensor, a tree, a person, a vehicle, a metal rod, or > > anything. > > 2. It vibrated when I approached towards the roads, we were not totally > > sure if it was telling about the road, the crossing, or warning against > the > > moving vehicles (which were still a bit far). > > 3. It was a bit bulky, but its controls were easy to use, I was told the > > sensor was configurable as well, using the mobile app, which I didn't > use. > > 4. I had to hold it in a particular orientation, so that the sensor looks > > in a particular direction, tilting it to an angle might give me warnings > > about the obstacles on my sides, and ignore the other side, which will > not > > be very useful. > > 5. I had this particular case where I was walking by a low-hanging tree > > branch, must be 5 ft from ground level, about 2 - 2.5 ft from the sensor. > > It did not catch it and I got hit with it. We tried with similar > branches, > > and it did not detect until about 1 - 1.5 ft. I am not sure if > calibrating > > the sensor would help. > > > > Thanks, > > Vaibhav > > > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 at 14:34, Aziz Minat <azizminat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hey people, > >> > >> Hope this message finds you in good health. Actually I want to know > >> whether smart cane or torchit actually help and worth investing or are > >> they > >> overrated devices when it comes to navigating. If former is the case > then > >> can anyone explain the pros and cons of both devices and why should I > >> choose one over other? Actually cost I am aware of, but I want to know > >> about efficiency of both. Actually I am thinking about purchasing one of > >> them but confused over its worth and usage. > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Aziz Minat, > >> > >> Mobile number: +919879398352 > >> > >> -- > >> Disclaimer: > >> 1. 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