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October 1, 2022OrCam MyEye©
Changing the lives of tens of thousands of people worldwide with breakthrough assistive technology helping people who are blind...
OrCam is changing the lives of tens of thousands of people worldwide with breakthrough assistive technology, which helps people who are blind or with any visual condition that decrease the ability to read text, recognize faces, identify products, and much more. OrCam aims to improve the lives of visually impaired people or those with reading difficulties by implementing artificial intelligence in a never-before-seen way.
OrCam MyEye is a small device about the size of a USB that magnetically attaches to any pair of glasses and activates by voice command. It takes a picture of any page of text and reads it aloud, among many other qualities, such as identifying currency and describing surroundings. The device features a touchpad on the side guided by swipes and taps. The OrCam can also identify various products, US currency, credit cards, and faces. OrCam MyEye rapidly notifies the user when “One person is in front of you.” Also, OrCam has the ability to recognize up to eight faces in front of you, even if you’re speaking to a person or wandering through a crowd of people.
The implications of this device are revolutionary. It will assist those who are visually impaired in performing everyday activities that are challenging or sometimes even impossible. These include the ability to “see” their surroundings and read street signs and product labels, among many others. These devices can help ensure safety and improve the quality of life for many people affected by these conditions.
MyEye function completely offline and are handheld, wireless, lightweight, and easy to use. MyEye also is a more advanced version; it includes more recognition features beyond reading, such as capturing images of surroundings and communicating the information audibly via an advanced optical sensor.
The implications of this device are revolutionary. It will assist those who are visually impaired in performing everyday activities that are challenging or sometimes even impossible. These include the ability to “see” their surroundings and read street signs and product labels, among many others. These devices can help ensure safety and improve the quality of life for many people affected by these conditions.
MyEye function completely offline and are handheld, wireless, lightweight, and easy to use. MyEye also is a more advanced version; it includes more recognition features beyond reading, such as capturing images of surroundings and communicating the information audibly via an advanced optical sensor.
People with visual conditions often use other mobile devices to accomplish most of these activities they cannot typically perform. The number of people with visual impairment or blindness has been increasing notably, and offering them a device that can improve their independence on a daily basis would be of great significance to them. Especially for those people who are beginning to lose their sight and have difficulties handling technological equipment, these devices would be of great help.
Apart from all the previously mentioned features of this device, we must note that it also has the ability to store information that has been viewed, such as work objects and previously visited places. It can also store the voices of known people, such as family, friends, and co-workers, in its memory. To add objects or anything that wants to be recognized later, they must be seen or touched, and press the recognition button so that it can be recorded in the memory of your OrCam MyEyes. Some objects that are not recognized can be recorded in the memory manually.
