Augmented Reality
These AR Glasses Give Hearing Impaired People Real-Life Captions
A student startup is developing closed caption glasses for the hearing impaired.
So, in the past, I’ve chatted about all sorts of stuff about artificial intelligence. You’ll find the links to those stories at the bottom of this post.
But for now, let me tell you about this cool student startup. They’re on a mission to make life a bit smoother for folks with hearing issues. Awesome, right?
Tom Pritsky has taken TikTok by storm with this nifty AR gadget that can transcribe your conversations right as they happen. Think of it as real-life closed captions for your chats.
Tom Pritsky, along with his partner in innovation, Madhav Lavakare, founded TranscribeGlass back in 2021 with a clear mission: to make lip reading a thing of the past for those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
It’s like a modern take on the plans Google Glass used to have. Instead of giving your regular spectacles the boot, TranscribeGlass just adds a smart AR attachment to the side.
What’s this attachment do, you ask? Well, it’s a wizard at turning spoken words into written ones. And here’s the real magic: it can filter out the noise of other conversations so you’re not left with a jumble of words on your screen.
Pritsky’s got quite the ambition: he wants to conquer hearing loss. He’s been on this path for a while, even founding Stanford’s first club that champions hearing loss awareness. And now, his tech passion and this amazing project, TranscribeGlass, have come together in a pretty remarkable way.
When he chatted with Jason Carman from Saturday Startup Stories, he explained how even the best hearing aid can’t always fix the muffled and unclear sounds. But TranscribeGlass sidesteps this trouble altogether. It’s got a small screen that shows you the words as they’re spoken, letting you focus on the conversation without missing a beat — or rather, a word.
I’ve gotta admit, the screen’s a tad on the small side. Sometimes longer words break into two lines, and I’m hoping they’ll let you tweak the font eventually. But here’s what’s truly awesome about this project: it’s adaptable.
Pritsky’s vision is all about compatibility. He says they want it to work with anything. They’re open to using APIs like Google Speech, Deepgram, and Microsoft. Plus, it’s open-source and pretty affordable — they’re aiming for around $95 for the final product.
Final Words
So there you have it. TranscibeGlass could be the solution to make lip-reading a thing of the past.
If you’re the kind of person who gets pumped about cool ideas like this, then TranscribeGlass is definitely one to keep your eye on.
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References
Stanford Students Create AI Glasses That Transcribe Speech in Real-Time for Deaf People.
Student startup develops IRL closed caption glasses for deaf people.
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