Good vibrations: The radical tech helping deaf concertgoers ‘feel’ live music

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Good vibrations: The radical tech helping deaf concertgoers ‘feel’ live music
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For years, deaf and hard-of-hearing people have had to rely on mere speaker vibrations to enjoy live music. A new ‘haptic’ suit backed by Vodafone, however, claims to have made that a thing of the past. Liam O'Dell tried one on and spoke to concertgoers about what the new tech could mean for them

For years, deaf and hard-of-hearing people have had to rely on mere speaker vibrations to enjoy live music. A new ‘haptic’ suit backed by Vodafone, however, claims to have made that a thing of the past.

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