VIP: If I Had a Hammer
b'In this week\\u2019s VIP, Nelson and James discuss the top stories on Cool Blind Tech, and as always, they announce their Cool Picks for the week.\\n Top Stories \\n Amazon\\u2019s Alexa May Be Your Next Teacher \\nOn July 27, Canvas by Instructure announced that its teaming up with Amazon Alexa to help students, teachers, advisors, and parents ask questions, carry out quick tasks, and get information from Canvas on Alexa-enabled devices. The new feature was announced by InstructureCon and marks an ongoing effort scale up Canvas\\u2019s voice-activated applications.\\n A Device to Test Infants\\u2019 Vision is Now Possible \\nAn advanced device to measure the field of vision of infants has been developed by scientists at L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad. The device, named paediatric perimeter, can be used to test the eyesight of infants between two and 12 months.\\n GlovEye Brings Braille to Your Finger Tip \\nAt this year\\u2019s Microsoft Imagine Cup, a team from Hungary developed a glove that has a refreshable braille cell built into the index finger of the glove. The GlovEye works with an app on your smart phone. Just point the phone\\u2019s camera at some text, and braille will appear on the glove.\\n\\n Cool Picks \\n The Home Depot for iOS \\nWith the help of the Home Depot app on iOS, Nelson will hammer in the morning and Hammer in the evening.\\n Ambutech Canes \\nWith his new cane from Ambutech, James can get around a lot more quickly, and that is extremely important when Nelson is swinging his hammer.'