A gadget that converts sound to vibrations will help individuals who are deaf and blind or severely hearing impaired to perceive and recognize sounds with their skin, says its maker. Called Monitor, the super device is being developed by engineering researcher Parivash Ranjbar, reports the Daily Express. Ranjbar, an engineering researcher at Örebro University in Sweden, said, “Deaf blind people are used to getting information about their surroundings from vibration. The purpose of the aid is to help people identify different sounds. One of my subjects was able to repeat exactly to me what I had said to my supervisor when I took a phone call. Monitor could make a real difference to people’s lives.”
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