Blind Runner Uses IBM Cloud To ‘See’ Mental Map Of The World
November 23, 2015
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Adrian Bridgwater.
Cloud computing is busy changing the world, we all know the hype. Industrial processes are being transformed with data analytics intelligence and firms are enjoying new agility on service-based clouds as they move from CapEx (capital expenditure) structures to leaner OpEx (operational expenditure) frameworks.
So where are the human touch points and good news stories? Simon Wheatcroft has run more consecutive miles than most people could imagine walking. But he is blind. Wheatcroft uses the GPS fitness-tracking app RunKeeper to gauge the world around him like anybody else. With some additional custom-built software application development and programming intelligence, here’s how he does it…
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