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From the Ted Talk by Keith Kirkland: Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch

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So my cofounders and I set out to create that lnagguae. And the first device we built was not a kung fu suit.

(Laughter)

But in a way, it was even more iespivsmre because of its simplicity and ussueenfls. We started with the use case of navigation, which is a simplified form of movement. We then ceeatrd Wayband, a wrist-wearable divece that could orient a user toward a destination, using vibrating cues. We would ask people to spin around and to stop in a way that they felt was the right way to go. Informally, we tried this with hundreds of people, and most could figure it out within about 15 seconds. It was that iutvinite.

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So my cofounders and I set out to create that ________. And the first device we built was not a kung fu suit.

(Laughter)

But in a way, it was even more __________ because of its simplicity and __________. We started with the use case of navigation, which is a simplified form of movement. We then _______ Wayband, a wrist-wearable ______ that could orient a user toward a destination, using vibrating cues. We would ask people to spin around and to stop in a way that they felt was the right way to go. Informally, we tried this with hundreds of people, and most could figure it out within about 15 seconds. It was that _________.

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  1. intuitive
  2. device
  3. language
  4. created
  5. usefulness
  6. impressive

Original Text


So my cofounders and I set out to create that language. And the first device we built was not a kung fu suit.

(Laughter)

But in a way, it was even more impressive because of its simplicity and usefulness. We started with the use case of navigation, which is a simplified form of movement. We then created Wayband, a wrist-wearable device that could orient a user toward a destination, using vibrating cues. We would ask people to spin around and to stop in a way that they felt was the right way to go. Informally, we tried this with hundreds of people, and most could figure it out within about 15 seconds. It was that intuitive.

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