3D audio cues help mark waypoints, intersections, and points of interest 3D audio cues help mark waypoints, intersections, and points of interest Microsoft has a new app out today called Soundscape ...

Microsoft has launched a 3D audio wayfinding app for people who are blind or have low-vision in Australia. Soundscape allows users to place beacons at an address or landmark. As individuals make their ...

Ever hear of Microsoft Soundscape? We hadn’t, either. But apparently it and similar apps like Blindsquare provide people with vision problems context about their surroundings. The app is made to run ...

With the importance placed on screens, apps, and user interfaces, smartphones have become visual devices first and only communication devices second. That immediately puts a class of people at a ...

Today, Microsoft Australia and Vision Australia announced the availability of Soundscape, a new application that empowers people who are blind or have low vision to explore the world around them ...

Microsoft is launching a prototype version of its 3D soundscape technology that allows visually impaired people to navigate with ease thanks to verbal cues. Created in collaboration with charity Guide ...

Microsoft’s been working on accessibility tools to help visually impaired people navigate the world through mobile devices and audio cues for years. The company introduced its Seeing AI technology in ...

Microsoft is sunsetting an experimental research project that uses audio-based technology to help visually impaired people navigate and gain a stronger awareness of their surroundings. However, the ...