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AI, AR Eye Glasses for Speech to Text help for the Deaf.
Hearing Loss | Last Active: Nov 9 1:26am | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
I had the opportunity to try a couple pair of captioning glasses recently. I didn't really like them but that's just a personal preference. I preferred reading on a captioning tablet. I did however notice some characteristics that a person needs to consider.
The better of the 2 pair I tried were more expensive. They were bigger and sort of clunky. They did work pretty well and the microphones seemed to be very directional (they focused on exactly where you facing). So if you looked away momentarily they would stop working. Battery life wasn't great so they wouldn't be an all day solution. They were a little out of focus for my eyes but still readable. They were fairly fast and accurate.
The less expensive ones weren't great. I wouldn't buy them. So my conclusion was "Try before you buy". There are many factors to consider.
Price
Your intended use
Battery life
Accuracy
Speed
Readability
Microphone sensitivity
Comfort
Other features
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@arrowshooter Thank you for your comments. They are very helpful and the list of factors to consider I will copy as I start experimenting. I am hoping that some of the vendors you mentioned will be at the HLAA Convention Exhibit Hall for us to try. They are all definitely early stage, but the vendors need people like us to try them at this stage so that we can give them good feedback to make adjustments that the HOH will want to use them.
Mike in PA