Hi all
Does anyone know if the Pivothead smart glasses and or Microsoft app are on
sale yet or if they are close to being on sale. Also, where do we get them
from and how much?
All I can seem to find on the net is that they are in development, but that
was last August.
Here's some blurb for info: Pivothead have worked with Microsoft to
developed a prototype smart device that looks like an ordinary pair of
eyeglasses, but actually offers people who are visually impaired a window
into the sighted world. While wearing the glasses, a person who is visually
impaired only has to slide their finger along the earpiece to capture an
image of whatever is in front of them. If they take a photo of a person, for
example, the device will translate the image to speech and describe what the
person is doing, whether they are male or female, what they look like, their
approximate age, and what emotion they appear to be expressing at that
moment. If they take a photo of text-anything from a restaurant menu to a
prescription drug label-the device will read it back in one of several
languages. It's even intelligent enough to be able to deal with voice
commands, such as "read me the headings", rather than simply regurgitating
every piece of text across the entire menu at once.
Cheers
Barry
