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OrCam’s new products

Posted on February 9, 2020

As reported previously (12th Jan), Israel’s OrCam wowed delegates at CES 2020 with OrCam Hear and a new MyEye2. It also showcased OrCam Read – that vocalizes printed or digital texts in real time. And OrCam MyMe – a wearable … Continue reading →

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See hear for the latest from Orcam

Posted on May 29, 2016

Israel’s Orcam – developers of the speaking glasses for the visually impaired – have been busy.  Activities include demonstrating the MyReader product at the British Dyslexia Association’s International Conference in Oxford.  And launching MyEye for Hebrew speakers. http://www.orcam.com/blog/httpwww-orcam-combloghttpwww-orcam-comblogorcam-in-the-community-2/

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3rd consecutive CES Innovation award

Posted on December 19, 2021

Israel’s OrCam Technologies (see here previously) has won a CES 2022 Innovation Award – its third consecutive win at the annual awards. Orcam’s MyEye PRO voice-activated wearable device was named an innovation honoree in the Accessibility and Health and Wellness … Continue reading →

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Lionel Messi has a vision

Posted on September 13, 2020

Israel’s OrCam Technologies (reported here previously) has engaged soccer legend Lionel Messi to help promote its AI-based wearable devices to help the blind and visually impaired read texts. Messi will give free MyEye devices to the visually impaired and increase … Continue reading →

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Smart spectacles now can focus

Posted on August 9, 2020

The MyEye device for the visually impaired, from Israel’s OrCam (reported here previously) has been upgraded to include Smart Reader. The wearer can now ask the AI device to focus on specific items – e.g. only to read out the … Continue reading →

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A PA for the blind and deaf

Posted on January 12, 2020

At CES 2020, Israel’s OrCam launched an upgraded MyEye 2 with AI and voice commands. It has become a wearable Personal Assistant for the visually disabled. OrCam also won the show’s “Best Innovation” award for OrCam Hear, for the hard-of-hearing … Continue reading →

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More help for US vision-impaired

Posted on July 14, 2019

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) has partnered with Israel’s OrCam. Under the agreement, ACB members can buy Orcam’s visual aids, such as MyEye2 and MyMe (see here) at a special discount. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3765903,00.html

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Democratic and visionary

Posted on April 14, 2019

Israel’s OrCam provided its MyEye2 device to enable many visually impaired to vote in Israel’s general election. Escorts helped others to vote. 22,000 of Israel’s 6.3 million voters are legally blind plus another 100,000 have visual impairments. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-orcam-to-help-blind-people-cast-vote-independently/

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Never forget a face

Posted on January 26, 2019

I reported previously (Jan 2016) when Israel’s OrCam launched MyEye – a device for the visually impaired that recognizes faces and translates speech to text. Now, the OrCam MyMe wearable camera identifies people you meet and links to a work-balance … Continue reading →

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Life-changing tech for the visually impaired

Posted on September 10, 2017

I reported previously (May 2016) on the text to speech MyEye device from Israeli startup Orcam. MyEye now clips onto your spectacles and can read text in English, Hebrew, Chinese, French, Italian and German. It can also store names and … Continue reading →

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