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Healio: EYE7 glasses launch with AI assistants for people with vision loss
Key takeaways:
- EYE7 glasses feature two AI voice assistants that can help read text and interpret scenes.
- The glasses are lighter and have longer battery life and larger displays than a previous model.
Eyedaptic launched EYE7, a new model of smart glasses featuring interactive AI assistants to aid people with vision loss, according to a press release.
Using speakers and microphones built into the glasses, AI assistants can be prompted with hands-free voice commands to perform tasks such as reading text, identifying objects and searching the web. The assistants are conversational in more than 99 languages, according to Eyedaptic.
EYE7 glasses are lighter than EYE6 glasses and have a more sunglasses-like design, longer battery life and larger displays, according to a video on Eyedaptic’s website.
The glasses come with Ivy, an AI assistant introduced in a previous model, as well as Eva, another assistant that “focuses on real-time image and conversational interactions,” according to the release.
“Eva brings generative AI to the next level and is a real-time agent, so the natural language interface is more natural and happens in real time, similar to human interactions,” Jay Cormier, president and CEO of Eyedaptic, told Healio. “This real-time capability extends to the real-time voice control of the glasses, thereby putting the vision enhancement features of the EYE7 fully under simple voice controls.”
The AI assistants can also be controlled silently, without voice commands, using a connected smartphone.
Eva is available to EYE7 users in an early access program and will serve as “a testing ground for future enhancements,” according to the release.
“Eyedaptic believes in robust user beta testing prior to a full production release,” Cormier said.
For more information:
Jay Cormier can be reached at info@eyedaptic.com.