'TranscribeGlass' is a smart glass for the hearing impaired that transcribes conversations in almost real time and displays them on the lens, and it also has a translation function so that anyone can use it conveniently.
Yale University students have developed and started selling ' TranscribeGlass ,' a smart glass that displays the words spoken by people around you on the lenses of your glasses. It can display the words with just 0.3 seconds of delay, and it supports Japanese and has a translation function.
TranscribeGlass: Instant Subtitles on Smart Glasses
Yale students found TranscribeGlass, a live speech-to-text transcription device - Yale Daily News
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/02/18/yale-student-founds-transcribeglass-a-live-text-to-speech-transcription-device/
You can see how TranscribeGlass works in the video below, where the words spoken by people around you are transcribed onto the lens in your right eye.
Once the setup is complete, the speaker will be identified, making it clear who is saying what.
It works even in noisy environments.
It also has the ability to automatically translate speech to your language, and at launch, it supports English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese.
TranscribeGlass weighs 38g and has a built-in battery that can operate continuously for 6 hours. Transcription is processed by connecting to a smartphone via Bluetooth and processing the data in the cloud via the smartphone. Transcription is possible even offline, but the quality may be reduced. At the time of release, only iPhones can be connected, and Android support is in preparation.
The device costs $377 (approx. 54,000 yen), and a monthly subscription fee of $20 (approx. 3,000 yen) is required for voice recognition. It is also available for delivery to Japan.
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