Henceforth the blind will not need eye surgery to remove the darkness of their lives, their lives will be brighter with the magic of technology. Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta has taken a new direction by completely changing the way blind people live their daily lives. Special artificial intelligence or AI-powered smart glasses developed by them are now bringing hope to the disabled. These glasses will work wonders for people who are blind or have various mobility issues. It will completely eliminate the mess of taking a smartphone out of your pocket again and again and allows you to do everything by voice and gestures without touching the phone.
These smart glasses have added many advanced features. Wearing these meta glasses from popular brands like Ray-Ban or Oakley and just saying that meta once is my eyes. With this, a video call will go to your loved one without touching any button or screen. As a result, the person on the other end of the call can see the live video and instantly tell you what’s ahead of you or what’s on the way. Not only that, tasks like receiving, cutting or muting a WhatsApp or Instagram phone call can now be done by voice only. Also, with a gentle touch of a button on the glasses, Meta AI will verbally provide a precise description of what your surroundings are like.
Today, billions of people around the world face some form of physical challenge. This technology has now proven to be a panacea for making such people self-reliant. A great example is Donald Overton, a former US soldier who lost his sight in the Iraq War. He can now read restaurant menu cards without help and can walk around the airport alone wearing these glasses. Similarly, a person named Noah Kariya, who cannot move his arms and legs, has managed to take beautiful pictures and videos without using his hands.
Meta isn’t just stopping there, they’re opening the door to the technology for other app developers as well. As a result, apps like Orion are now helping visually impaired people find their house keys or essentials and guide them to avoid alley hazards. Meta is working with Carnegie Mellon University to develop a wristband that can understand human muscle signals. It allows spinal cord injury patients to easily control various electronic devices. The way this unprecedented advancement in science has changed the way people live is truly nothing short of a fairy tale.
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