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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Spy technology (RFID) comes to main street! Sounds intriguing, but can the cane fetch the newspaper or alert the blind pedestrian when a car isn't slowing down to yield to the red light? And unless the censors are on every single building, crosswalk and park, they cannot competely replace the dogs, can they?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[inspiringangela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 9:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why not just replace people ...with robots ?         Seriously, there's room for both...the dogs are more than just "eyes"....they are invaluable companions. That should be obvious to anyone with half a brain.....or less.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[blablabla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 10:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[The smart cane will never a faithful dog but could maybe used to purchase goods in in stores that uses RFID to label their products.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[emarin44]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 9th 2009 11:39AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree with the earlier comment.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hindlist]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 12:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dogs are more than radar and gps systems. They alert for many other dangers and serve as constant companions for those in need of them. Besides, they don't need batteries.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Gamble]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 1:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Naw, the dog's won't have to be out of work. They can be trained to carry battery packs around for the NaviCanes (just made that up) that run out of juice so the visually impaired can get where they're going.<br><br>This could be good for the blind person who's allergic to dogs, though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xerloq]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 2:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, the cane will not be able to pick up things that are dropped, the cane will not be able to protect its owner in case of an intruder.  The cane can't give companionship.  A cane is also easy to misplace or lose, and it certainly won't be able to tell you if a tree branch is going to smack you in the face or pull you out of the way of an errant kid or car.  Bad idea!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cearralyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 7:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just program the cane to take an "electronic" dump and the dogs wont be missed! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jceasars911]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 8th 2009 11:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Will 'Smart Cane' Render Seeing-Eye Dogs Obsolete?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/08/08/will-smart-cane-render-seeing-eye-dogs-obsolete/</guid><description><![CDATA[i totaly agree. maybee the inventer should be blind for a while and see how they like it for  awhile. i would rather trust a dog anytime even though i;m afraid of them]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dumbname45678]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 9th 2009 9:26AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
