These Smart Glasses Use Ai To Help Low-vision Users

Pre-orders commencement astatine $399.

Accessibility-focused tech supplier Envision has collaborated pinch eyewear institution Solos to motorboat caller smart glasses specifically designed for unsighted and low-vision users. Envision says nan camera-equipped Ally Solos Glasses tin publication and construe text, picture surroundings, hunt nan web, and admit people, objects, and signs, feeding accusation to nan personification via open-ear speakers built into nan receptor stems.

The Ally Solos Glasses are disposable to pre-order coming for $399, which Envision says is simply a “special motorboat pricing” that’s discounted from $699. The frames travel successful 2 sizes — regular aliases ample — and a prime of black, gray, and brownish colour options. Shipping for pre-orders is expected sometime successful October 2025.

They’re built connected nan existing AirGo Vision glasses that Solos launched successful December, which supply their ain imagination nickname features via OpenAI’s GPT-4o AI model. Envision’s type replaces GPT-4o pinch Envision’s “Ally” AI assistant, which is powered by a operation of instauration AI models, including Meta’s Llama, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Perplexity, according to nan Ally website.

The AI features activity by connecting to nan Ally iOS aliases Android app via Bluetooth. The glasses themselves person a beardown IP67 standing for protection from particulate and water, and USB-C chargeable receptor stems that supply “up to 16 hours of progressive use” connected a azygous charge, according to nan pre-order listing. It takes astir 90 minutes to afloat complaint nan receptor stems, pinch 15 minutes of fast-charging providing astir 3 hours of artillery life.

Accessibility features are already an established use connected different smart glasses. Envision has previously released assistive eyewear built connected nan now-defunct Google Glass hardware, for example, and AI imagination mentation features provided by nan Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses person already been embraced by nan low-vision community. It’s unclear really nan Ally Solos Glasses’ capabilities will comparison to much affordable rivals, fixed $699 is considerably pricier than nan $299 AirGo Vision and Ray-Ban Meta.