Tag Archives: Image to sound

Device Lets You See With Your Ears

Posted on August 20, 2011 by admin

A new device that links spy glasses, a webcam and a smart phone could make it easier for blind people to “see” shapes by converting visual signals to auditory ones and sending them to another part of the brain. Its … Continue reading →

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Rewiring brains to see with sound

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A new device, vOICe, that translates visual images into “soundscapes” to restore a form of sight to the blind, is turning our understanding of the senses upside down. Some long-term users of the device eventually report complete images somewhat akin to … Continue reading →

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Tool: SpectroBits

Posted on December 14, 2009 by admin

Spectrobits is a VST generator which is part of the KVR developers challenge for 2009. SpectroBits interprets image as a “Spectrogram”. It thus plays the histogram of an image back into the sound spectrum the same way Coagula and other … Continue reading →

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