{"id":6584,"date":"2021-03-12T08:14:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6584"},"modified":"2021-03-12T08:14:50","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:14:50","slug":"navilens-the-new-smart-digital-signage-for-everyone-or-as-we-say-qr-codes-on-steroids-free-app-on-ios-and-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6584","title":{"rendered":"NaviLens &#8211; The new smart digital signage for everyone! Or, as we say, QR Codes on Steroids! Free App on iOS and Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5747\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6584-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff and Pete are in the studio again, this time to chat with Javier Pita, founder and CEO of NaviLens Corp., and their remarkable product, NaviLens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NaviLens is a new and enhanced kind of QR code, but unlike existing QR codes that can only be read from a short distance, the NaviLens tag can be detected by your smart phone camera up to 60 feet away with a 160 degree wide-angle range. This means that you will now be able to detect NaviLens tags that are almost at your 9 o\u2019clock or 3 o\u2019clock direction, thus being simple to find if you are blind or visually impaired. For example, you will now be able to find an indoor room if you are walking down a hallway, or another destination as you are approaching a bus stop or store front. And with NaviLens,&nbsp;you don\u2019t even have to aim or point your phone as precisely as before.&nbsp;Jeff and Pete sometimes refer to them as &#8220;QR Codes on Steroids.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, there are home-use NaviLens tags that are free and you can print them out on your own personal printer and use them at home, &nbsp;and customize &nbsp;them for whatever purpose you want: labeling your record or CD collection, items in your fridge or pantry, clothing, medications, or anything. Then you can find things as easy as opening up the NaviLens app on your phone. Again, totally free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NaviLens is also available with pre-labeled tag kits for schools and other packages for businesses. It would be great to see this product adopted by more schools and businesses around the country. So get the word out!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company is also rolling out a new and more dynamic feature called NaviLens 360 Vision which gives you detailed step by step, foot by foot guidance to your destination with all kinds of really cool navigational assistance, such as audible tones to guide you left or right or straight to &nbsp;your destination. While this new feature will be available later this month, Javier gives us a sneak preview on today\u2019s podcast, so be sure to give it a listen, begin using the tags yourself, and think about reaching out to a local business, school or governmental agency to implement the use of NaviLens in their location &#8211; it will benefit them as well as you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out much more on their web site,,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navilens.com\/\">NaviLens.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also follow them on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/navilens\">@NaviLens<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5749\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6584-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/NaviLens.mp3 Show Summary: Jeff and Pete are in the studio again, this time to chat with Javier Pita, founder and CEO of NaviLens Corp., and their remarkable product, NaviLens.&nbsp; NaviLens is a new and enhanced kind of QR code, but unlike existing QR codes that can only be read from a short distance, the NaviLens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1Ic","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7239,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7239","url_meta":{"origin":6584,"position":0},"title":"Discover NaviLens: The cutting-edge technology for the Visually Impaired that now navigates with 360 technology!","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"March 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Our guest on Blind Abilities today is Javier Pita, CEO of NaviLens Corp. 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