Nowadays everyone knows what smart glasses are. Usually they are associated with gadget, but now for some part of the society this gadget can be serious gamechanger.
WHAT ARE ENVISION GLASSES AND HOW IT WORKS?
Envision glasses are opportunity for blind people to make their lives easier. According to producent (Envision) it is ,,lightweight glasses, with a camera and direct speaker, Envision Glasses speak out text and environmental information, recognizes faces, light, and colours, and lets you share that information”. But that is not the end. As reported by producent (Envision) it also can recognise text or handwriting in over 60 languages. Moreover, that device is able to make a call to trust friend when the user is in need.
POSSIBILIETIES FOR USERS
With those glasses users are able to discover world with more independence than before. Now identifying friends, thinking about whether the light was left or not, making a dinner, reading a book and many more daily activities are just easier to do, because Envision glasses will give information about what is in front of the user by saying everything out loud.
WILL IT CHANGE DISABLED PEOPLE LIVES?
In my opinion yes. As we all know ability to do everything without any obstacles or restrictions is important for everyone and this gadget will allow visually disabled people to be more independent.
Thank you for reading it and I would like to hear from you on this topic ?
References:
https://www.letsenvision.com/glasses
https://www.designboom.com/technology/ai-powered-smart-glasses-for-the-blind-read-recognize-faces
My uncle is blind I was thinking of buying such a gift for him and have delved more into the subject of these glasses. The touch panel used to control the glasses is on the right side so may be not as pleasant to use for left-handed people. What also worries me is the short battery life of 4-5 hours, if the glasses were to used at work, they would have to be recharged, because people spend an average of 9 hours a day at work,
which also means that to be able to use them all day we would need to charge them at least 2-3 times what is more they will need constant internet access. Nevertheless contains many interesting features like text reading, indentifying, video calling and the future app platform. I believe it can improve the lives of blind people and make them more comfortable!