Envision Glasses use AI to tell blind users what they’re looking at

Although many of us may have forgotten about Google Glass, the technology is now the base of a set of glasses designed to assist the blind. Known as Envision Glasses, they utilize AI to verbally tell their wearer what they’re looking at.Continue Readin… Continue reading Envision Glasses use AI to tell blind users what they’re looking at

Smashing Security podcast #244: Facebook Ray-Bans, VPN spies, and AI camouflage

How much do you trust the people who work at your VPN provider? How are folks fighting facial recognition? And what on earth is Ray-Ban thinking getting into bed with Facebook?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-w… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #244: Facebook Ray-Bans, VPN spies, and AI camouflage

Hackaday Links: August 2, 2020

If you somehow manage to mentally separate yourself from the human tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic, it really has provided a fascinating glimpse into how our planet operates, and how much impact seven billionpeople have on it. Latest among these revelations is that the shutdowns had a salubrious effect in …read more

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This Heads Up Display is All Wet

Athletes have a long history of using whatever they can find to enhance their performance or improve their training. While fitness tracker watches are nothing new, swimmers have used them to track their split times, distance, and other parameters. The problem with fitness trackers though is that you have to …read more

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Norm AR glasses pack smart tech into regular specs

Arguably the thing that killed Google Glass was how dorky they looked – most people didn’t want to walk around every day looking like a bad Star Trek cosplayer. Whether or not that’s the real reason augmented reality (AR) glasses never took o… Continue reading Norm AR glasses pack smart tech into regular specs