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'''JORDY''' or '''Joint Optical Reflective Display''' is an optical viewing device developed based on [[NASA]] technology. It is used to help the [[visually impaired]] see and read.
'''JORDY''' or '''Joint Optical Reflective Display''' is an optical viewing device developed based on [[NASA]] technology. It is used to help the [[visually impaired]] see and read.


The name is inspired by the [[Star Trek]] character, [[Geordi La Forge]].<ref>https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2003/hm_7.html Many people are familiar with the popular science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation, a show featuring a blind character named Geordi La Forge, whose visor-like glasses enable him to see. What many people do not know is that a product very similar to Geordi’s glasses is available to assist people with vision conditions, and a NASA engineer’s expertise contributed to its development.</ref>
The name is inspired by the [[Star Trek]] character, [[Geordi La Forge]].<ref>https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2003/hm_7.html Many people are familiar with the popular science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation, a show featuring a blind character named Geordi La Forge, whose visor-like glasses enable him to see. What many people do not know is that a product very similar to Geordi’s glasses is available to assist people with vision conditions, and a NASA engineer’s expertise contributed to its development.</ref>

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Revision as of 18:33, 19 February 2018

JORDY or Joint Optical Reflective Display is an optical viewing device developed based on NASA technology. It is used to help the visually impaired see and read.

The name is inspired by the Star Trek character, Geordi La Forge.[1]

References

  1. ^ https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2003/hm_7.html Many people are familiar with the popular science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation, a show featuring a blind character named Geordi La Forge, whose visor-like glasses enable him to see. What many people do not know is that a product very similar to Geordi’s glasses is available to assist people with vision conditions, and a NASA engineer’s expertise contributed to its development.