Have Smart Glasses Hit an Inflection Point?
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The article discusses whether smart glasses have reached an inflection point, with a commenter suggesting their potential use for captioning for the hearing impaired.
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JojoFatsani
4 months ago
I’d like to see some good captioning glasses become available for my poor father in law who’s gone deaf as heck. Doesn’t seem like a terribly difficult feat of engineering.
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