New gadget created to project small print onto a larger screen
An 86-year-old man named Les Geddes has invented a new gadget that uses a camera to scan text and project it onto a screen for people with severe eyesight problems:
A GADGET invented by a retired Edinburgh engineer to help his partially-sighted wife read is set to revolutionise the lives of thousands of people.
Created by 86-year-old Les Geddes, the reading device uses a tiny portable camera to scan small print and project it on to a television screen.
Mr Geddes came up with the invention to help his wife Anne see the buttons and display on their microwave oven.
What’s most cool about it is that he’s not trying to patent the machine, rather he’s posting instructions up on the internet so other people with similar problems can create these gadgets on their own.
