Hasta La Gadget!

We see so many shiny new gadgets at CES every year, but unfortunately, not too many of them really have the power to, you know, help people. That’s why it’s always nice to spot a product like iSonic, an electronic cane for the visually impaired.

I got a chance to take it for a spin, and I’ve got to say, it’s pretty neat. Click it on and put it on the ground, and it will begin to vibrate when your path isn’t clear. The iSonic can detect obstructions up to two meters away. It works 55 degrees vertically and 25 degrees horizontally. The vibration intensity increases or decreases, based on how far away an object is.

Also neat: The wand of the device can identity colors–a built-in voice will alert your when something is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, or black, when waved over it. It also tells you how dark it is outside.