Vibrating suits offer a new way to experience music
Daniel Belquer is using high-tech vibrating suits to make music more accessible to people who can't hear and those that can.
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Daniel Belquer is using high-tech vibrating suits to make music more accessible to people who can't hear and those that can.
5G wireless networks are powering wearable technology that makes live concerts, plays, and operas inclusive for deaf and hard of hearing people.
Through a collaboration between tech company Not Impossible and production company Newmarket Collective, deaf poet Walter Kadiki experiences his music via vibrations.
Live concerts can be challenging for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. While they sometimes have access to an interpreter, their sensory experience is limited to tricks like holding a balloon or standing close to the speakers to feel the vibrations. Now, thanks to the innovative haptic suits created by Music: Not Impossible Labs, deaf people will be able to "feel" music in a whole new way
The wearable includes two bands that go around your ankles, two wrist bands, and a backpack with straps that cross over your rib cage. The New York...