"Until now reading aids for the visually impaired and the blind have been
cumbersome devices that recognize text in restricted environments, or,
more recently, have been software applications on smartphones that have
limited capabilities"
"In contrast, the OrCam device is a small camera worn in the style of
Google Glass, connected by a thin cable to a portable computer designed
to fit in the wearer’s pocket. The system clips on to the wearer’s
glasses with a small magnet and uses a bone-conduction speaker to offer
clear speech as it reads aloud the words or object pointed to by the
user"
"The system is designed to both recognize and speak “text in the wild,” a
term used to describe newspaper articles as well as bus numbers, and
objects as diverse as landmarks, traffic lights and the faces of
friends."
"It currently recognizes English-language text and beginning this week will be sold through the company’s Web site
for $2,500, about the cost of a midrange hearing aid. It is the only
product, so far, of the privately held company, which is part of the
high-tech boom in Israel"
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