24 08, 2023

These Smart Glasses Can Generate Real-Time Speech Captions For Deaf People (Cool Weird Awesome 1072)

By |2023-08-24T07:03:51-04:00August 24, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , , |

TranscribeGlass is a new set of glasses powered by artificial intelligence that can transcribe speech in real time and create captions for people who need them.

20 09, 2022

The “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” Photo Was Originally A Publicity Stunt (Cool Weird Awesome 848)

By |2022-09-20T06:44:50-04:00September 20, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

Today in 1932, an unknown photographer took one of the most famous, most astonishing photographs of all time, the one known as “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper.” Here's more about how it happened.

16 05, 2022

These Smart Glasses Can Describe The World For Blind Wearers (Cool Weird Awesome 772)

By |2022-05-16T09:30:02-04:00May 16, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A company called Envision has designed a set of glasses that uses artificial intelligence to help blind people with a wide range of activities. They can decode text, detect color and describe outdoor scenes to the wearer, among many other functions.

3 07, 2019

I Wear My Smart Glasses At Night (Cool Weird Awesome 75)

By |2021-04-08T09:41:06-04:00July 3, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Smart glasses are a thing! Not augmented reality, but an actual pair of glasses that can sense what we're trying to look at and make it easier to see it clearly as our eyes age and lose some of their ability to focus.  Plus:  the National Paper Doll Convention begins today.

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