AI, AR Eye Glasses for Speech to Text help for the Deaf.

Posted by cvargis @cvargis, Apr 4 8:24am

How many of you use AI Augumented Realty Eye Glasses with speech to text system?

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Apr 5 5:00pm

This is very new technology. Please share if you have experience with it.

schukj | @schukj | May 4 6:42pm

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I haven’y tried these, but it appears there are a few options on the market—

Xander Glasses
XRAI Glasses
Hearview Subtitle
Transcribe Glass

arrowshooter | @arrowshooter | May 5 7:10am

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

mikepa | @mikepa | May 5 8:29am

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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

Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | May 6 5:05pm

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@arrowshooter and @mikepa
I'm sure we'll see them in the HLAA Convention Exhibit Hall in Indianapolis. I take this moment to encourage anyone who is living with hearing loss to consider attending that convention. Information is at: http://www.hearingloss.org I realize this isn't possible for many people. So, I also suggest looking on that website to see if there is an HLAA Chapter in your area. Attending their meetings can be life changing.
Julie Olson