The Week in iOS Apps: Help the blind with Be My Eyes, laugh at Funny or Die's weather app, and more<article class="slideshow"><figure class="slide"><figcaption>Help the blind with Be My Eyes, laugh at Funny or Die's weather app, and more</figcaption><img data-imageid="100564410" src="
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http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2015/01/weekiniosapps-copy-100525534-gallery-100564410-square.jpg" alt="weekiniosapps copy 100525534 gallery"/><div class="slideBody"><p>This week's roundup includes a brand-new way for sighted folks to help the blind. Plus games, music, a bunch of app updates from Google, and more.</p></div></figure><figure class="slide"><figcaption>Be My Eyes</figcaption><img data-imageid="100564401" src="
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http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2015/01/img_0084-100564401-square.png" alt="img 0084"/><div class="slideBody"><p>This free app is for two kinds of people: Blind folks, and sighted folks who want to help them. If a blind person needs help identifying something—say, the “sell by” date on a carton of milk—they can start up a live audio-visual connection and aim the iPhone’s camera at the object they need help with. Sighted folks—volunteers who download the app—will be alerted that help is needed, open <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id905177575?mt=8" target="_blank">Be My Eyes[/url] on their iPhone, and see what the camera’s aimed at. Then they can answer the blind person’s question. It's a pretty incredible app, with a great purpose. </p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2874205/the-week-in-ios-apps-help-the-blind-with-be-my-eyes-laugh-at-funny-or-dies-weather-app-and-more.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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The Week in iOS Apps: Help the blind with Be My Eyes, laugh at Funny or Die's weather app, and more
