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How to use Hey Siri
Apple introduced the ability for users to say “Hey Siri” and provide hands-free voice commands to Siri in 2014 with iOS 8. It was limited to basic actions and information queries, but the technology has improved dramatically in the last decade.
These GPT-4 powered smart glasses help you have conversations
Students at Stanford University have developed smart glasses that provide users with appropriate responses for conversations through an optics lens connected to a smartphone running OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model.
A group of students is using artificial intelligence to help blind and partially sighted people navigate
Rudransh Goyal, Vinayak Maheshwari, and Mustafa Zahid make up Team Guiding Eyes, which was recently named one of the five finalists of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The contest asks Canadians between the ages of 16 and 25 to solve problems in their communities using STEM skills.
Microsoft coming out with a accessibility assistant for content creators
At this year’s Microsoft Ability Summit, the company has revealed its latest advancements for accessibility and disability inclusion. First, it’s bringing an accessibility assistant to Microsoft 365 (formerly Microsoft Office). The aim is to help people produce content that’s more accessible.
Apple AR/VR headsets rumoured to assist people with vision loss
According to information released by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in his most recent issue of the PowerOn newsletter, future iterations of the AR/VR gear that Apple is working on could aid those with vision loss.
CyR.U.S. tags helps blind and visually impaired use correct beauty products
When Victoria Watts’ son Cyrus was born blind due to a rare genetic eye disease in 2016, the mother of four readily admits that her knowledge of the community was limited to say the least.
This wearable navigation system assists visually impaired individuals with walking
In Japan, the number of people with visual impairment including low vision was estimated to be 1.64 million as of 2007, and the number is forecast to increase to nearly 2 million by 2030.
Smart’ walking stick helps guide visually impaired grocery shoppers
A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder are using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a ‘smart’ walking stick for the blind or visually impaired.
Panasonic announces ‘smart glasses for the visually impaired at CES 2023
Panasonic and Biel Glasses have announced a new pair of smart glasses to aid mobility for the visually impaired
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