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Nov 19, 2008 11:40 pm US/Pacific

New Device Helps Blind SF Man Virtually See

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― Ed Gallagher is a retired building contractor who slowly went blind. But he is now able to go sailing on the San Francisco Bay, through a high-tech device that lets him virtually see.

A camera on Gallagher's forehead connects to a laptop in his backpack, which sends images through the internet phone service Skype. He can schedule a guide anywhere in the world to look through his camera and be his virtual guide.

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