 that allows them to 'see' conversations in real-time. The makers of XRAI Glass have created a software that subtitles their life on AR smart glasses plugged into their phones. Following a successful trial program earlier this year, XRAI's software is now available to download via the Google Play Store and can be used in conjunction with Nreal's smart glasses. Today, they have launched their service globally in nine languages. Initially designed to enhance life for people who are deaf or living with loss of hearing, its additional features like a personal assistant, recalling conversations 'on demand' and real-time translation can be used by anyone who wants to subtitle their daily life. Metro.co.uk got to try out the new technology which we thought was pretty neat. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video XRAI is the software that does the subtitling and runs on mixed reality smart glasses like Nreal. 'We are the software layer that sits on the glasses. We wanted to build this to be portable so that if any other device came to the market, we can instantly run our application on that, be it Google, Apple or Meta,' said Mitchell Feldman, CMO of XRAI Glass. In July, XRAI launched a public trial period where they worked on finessing it with a few dozen members from the deaf community. 'We built a healthy community on Discord and started getting feedback and found things that we hadn't even considered,' said Feldman. The team soon realised that they weren't just a solution for the deaf community but also for people who were neurodiverse, like those with ADHD, who could consume information much better if they read it rather than heard it. Feldman tells us that XRAI's team of experts, which included an ex-Meta employee who worked on their AR division and a CTO with a PhD in audiology, had th){kind=link}
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For the one in six adults in the UK affected by hearing loss, now there’s a solution using augmented reality (AR) that allows them to ‘see’ conversations in real-time.
The makers of XRAI Glass have created a software that subtitles their life on AR smart glasses plugged into their phones.
Following a successful trial program earlier this year, XRAI’s software is now available to download via the Google Play Store and can be used in conjunction with Nreal’s smart glasses. Today, they have launched their service globally in nine languages.
Initially designed to enhance life for people who are deaf or living with loss of hearing, its additional features like a personal assistant, recalling conversations ‘on demand’ and real-time translation can be used by anyone who wants to subtitle their daily life.