[Video] OrCam Smart-Glasses Offer Visually Impaired Sight - Advanced Tech Tips Blog

[Video] OrCam Smart-Glasses Offer Visually Impaired Sight

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 06:36 AM PDT

It's really very exciting to see technology used in applications which are not some shiny new gadget for entertainment but something life-changing for it's user, while we have been reading a lot about Smart Glass technology which is being projected as being useful in many use-case scenarios like entertainment hub, a augmented-reality interface to the technology around us, medicine and even adult-entertainment. OrCam is the sort of use, everyone would love to get developed specially the ones who are visually impaired.

OrCam utilizes the power of today's advanced "Artificial Vision" technology to see what's in front of the wearer, process it and convey the acquired information to the user through a bone-conduction earpiece. The user simply wears a special small glass piece just like "Google Glass" which has the ability to read and understand words, symbols, and even faces. Do watch the practical demonstration video shared ahead.