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Smart glasses translate text into sound

06.03.2018

Japanese company Oton Glass is developing smart glasses that can translate text into sound. It is expected that the device may be useful for people with visual impairment or dyslexia.

Oton Glass smart glasses are equipped with two small cameras. Half of the lens is occupied by a mirror that reflects the user's eye, so that one of the cameras can track the movements and blinking of the eyes.

In order for the glasses to read the text, the user must look at it and blink his eyes: then the device will take a photo and send it to a special cloud system that will analyze the text and then translate it into sound (then it will be transmitted to the user using an earpiece). If the system is unable to read the received words, the company's remote worker will know about it and be able to correct the problem.

Work on Oton Glass smart glasses began in 2012. Now the manufacturer has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Campfire (Japanese analogue of the Kickstarter platform). It is expected that such glasses may be useful for people who have reading difficulties, such as those with visual impairments or dyslexia.

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