視覚障害者のための人口視覚技術搭載カメラ OrCam "says visually-impaired man fitted with OrCam"

イスラエルを拠点として2010年から製品を開発し販売している OrCam社。今までも何度も紹介しているが、進化を続けているようだ。このメガネをかけて対象物を見るだけで、その文字を読み上げてくれる。AIなどの技術を併用することで、より一層実用的な製品になることだろう。
このような生活のために「なくてはならない」という分野にもSmartGlassの利用が始まっている。

For the visually impaired, simple tasks like reading a menu at a restaurant can be difficult, so much so that people are often forced to rely on others to help out.

But a Saskatchewan man is one of the first Canadians to try a new approach.

"It's opened up a whole new world for me," said Connor StandingReady.

What's opened up that world is something called the OrCam. It's a camera attached to a set of glasses. There's also a pocket-sized computer and an earpiece.

It sounds simple but the OrCam reads, and then sends the audio to the person who is wearing the device

"It helps with my day-to-day activities," said StandingReady. "It was kind of mind-blowing, actually."

(via:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/it-was-kind-of-mind-blowing-says-visually-impaired-man-fitted-with-orcam-1.3717198)