In response to COVID-19 more and more institutions are using Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology to facilitate patient care.
Wearable
How to Keep Your Glasses From Fogging Up While Wearing a Face Mask
You know what’s not fun? Wearing a face mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19 like a responsible citizen, and then getting fogged-up glasses. Yes, we’d rather get foggy glasses than catch or spread this unprecedented virus—or go against CDC recommendations to wear a face covering in public.
VR Researchers Unveil Haptic Wearable that Lets you Feel Objects
As companies continue to solve virtual reality’s biggest hardware and software challenges, many researchers have been working on next-generation VR peripherals that will enable users to “feel” digital objects.
Jay App Now Supports Zooming on Pictures and VoiceOver on Your Apple Watch
You can now read and send Twitter direct messages straight from your Apple Watch
These High-Tech Contact Lenses Correct Colour Blindness
Researchers apply metasurfaces to standard contact lenses for customizable colour correction.
Sony Partners with GiveVision to Create Compact Glasses for Visually Impaired Users
For people with low vision, simply being able to see the real world is a huge step forward — and one U.K. GiveVision will address with new AR-like glasses that are more comfortable and socially acceptable than prior options.
How to Clean Your Mobile Device to Kill the Coronavirus
With people around the globe taking extra precautions to prevent infection from the new coronavirus, including increased hand washing, wearing masks (even if they’re not advised if you’re not already sick), and avoiding large crowds, there’s one item that nearly everyone uses, but many forget to clean: smartphones.
Microsoft Soundscape Supports Bose Frames to Help Blind and Partially Sighted Users
Microsoft has added the Bose Frames to the list of devices its Soundscape app supports.
Smart Suitcase Could Help Blind and Visually Impaired Travelers
A group of Japanese companies is developing a suitcase-shaped robot that uses AI to help blind and visually impaired people to travel independently.
Kyocera Develops Smart Cane to Help Prevent Accidents at Train Stations
The prototype Smart White Cane developed by Kyocera makes use of wireless transmission technology.
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