Hello and welcome, to the Top Tech Tidbits Podcast For Thursday, December 14^th 2023.

 

My name is Aaron Di Blasi and I am the acting Publisher for the Top Tech Tidbits Publication.

 

The Top 5 Most Clicked Tidbits are those 5 adaptive technology news items that have received the most clicks from Top Tech Tidbits readers in the last week.

 

These 5 news items represent the most popular news and trends in adaptive technology today, as voted on by Top Tech Tidbits readers.

 

This podcast brought to you by, AYES.AI.

 

New York-based startup AYES.ai is the developer of the OKO app. The OKO app represents a significant advancement in aiding the blind and visually impaired in navigating city streets.

 

The app ingeniously merges artificial intelligence (AI) with smartphone technology, using AI to analyze live camera footage to recognize traffic signals in real time.

 

The app is trained on thousands of crossings, providing a variety of feedback mechanisms, including visual overlays, audio feedback, and vibrations, catering to different levels of visual impairment. Having already assisted in over one million intersection crossings, OKO demonstrates the remarkable potential of AI for societal good, embodying both technological innovation and empathy.

 

As AYES continues to explore further needs within the visually impaired community, OKO is rapidly becoming an essential navigational tool and a companion for those facing daily mobility challenges​​.

 

Learn more today at: AYES.AI.

 

And at #5 this week …

 

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for November 2023

 

https://www.applevis.com/newsletter/applevis-unlimited-whats-new-noteworthy-november-2023

 

And at number #4 this week …

 

BrailleBot Teaches You How to Read with Your Fingers By Cameron Coward Via Hackster.io

 

Learning Braille is hard for many people, which is why Mukesh Sankhla invented the BrailleBot for Braille training.

 

BrailleBot has six holes on its top surface and can extend small pins through those holes to create any Braille character at any time.

 

Combined with an audio system that speaks those characters aloud, this is the perfect device for learning Braille.

 

Like popular language training apps, it can introduce new characters gradually through repetition and increase the complexity over time until the user becomes fluent in Braille.

 

https://www.hackster.io/news/braillebot-teaches-you-how-to-read-with-your-fingers-a5e0ae4a8283

 

And at #3 this week...

 

Smart Glasses Use ChatGPT To Help The Blind And Visually Impaired By 5G Playbook Via Business Insider

 

Envision Glasses are AI-powered smart glasses that help people who are blind or have low vision to live more independently.

 

This assistive wearable technology uses ChatGPT and Google Glass hardware to capture and convert the visual information around the user into speech.

 

And thanks to more widespread 5G networks, these smart glasses are able to process this information much more quickly, providing a much more seamless experience for visually impaired users.

 

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