This consists of a Samsung VR Gear visor headset and a Samsung smartphone with IrisVision software. It magnifies whatever you look at through the visor, whether distant or near, and the image is shown in front of your eyes. IrisVision has a very wide field of view and for some people this can compensate for peripheral, or patchy, vision loss.

These wearable devices are mainly for magnifying text and objects and enhancing remaining useful vision. They can all enhance both distance and near vision. These technologies change all the time and some may introduce speech options in future. IrisVision Live headset magnifierDer OrCam Read ist eine wunderbare Hilfe für meinen Vater, der mit 88 Jahren wegen einer Makula-degeneration plötzlich erblindet ist. Mit dem OrCam kann er zB seine Post wieder lesen, seine Zeitschriften und Bücher, und ist dadurch unabhängiger geblieben. Er möchte das Gerät nicht mehr missen und benutzt es täglich. Dadurch dass man den OrCam mit sich herum tragen kann, hat man die Lesehilfe immer griffbereit. Das Gerät ist einfach zu bedienen und funktioniert absolut zuverlässig und einwandfrei seit über einem Jahr Dauereinsatz!

OrCam Read works on both printed and on-screen text (e.g. PC or laptop screen, iPad, mobile phone screen etc.) We are proud to be OrCam's longest standing approved provider here in the UK. We provide specialist VisionAid 1-to-1 training which is included in the price. We also offer ongoing support from here at VisionAid HQ. OrCam Read is a personal AI-driven reader for people who have mild low vision, reading difficulties, including dyslexia and reading fatigue, and anyone who is consistently exposed to large amounts of text – at work and school, or for leisure. The personal reader seamlessly and instantly reads text aloud – from any printed surface or screen. We are currently offering free online or telephone demonstrations and do hope we’re able to offer our normal, in-home demonstrations again soon.

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Sam Seavey (The Blind Life) says it’s just the right complement to magnification, and comes the closest to perfection of all the many OCR devices he has tested. This lightweight, handheld device uses a smart camera and AI technology to instantly read out text from any printed surface or digital screen. Der Kundenservice hat unser Problem super schnell und perfekt gelöst: das alte Gerät wurde abgeholt und ein neues zugesandt. Die Bearbeitung war superschnell und sehr persönlich (immer der gleiche Mitarbeiter!) - so einen guten Kundenservice habe ich noch nie erlebt! Herzlichen Dank nochmals! Your device will now connect to the WiFi, and will reconnect automatically every time you connect your device to the wall charger, provided it is within range of the WiFi network.

Despite it being the most affordable OrCam product, it is expensive. I’m fully aware it is a groundbreaking piece of kit, I just see so much potential and the price could make it unaffordable for people who really need it. It will instantly read printed or digital text from books, newspapers, smartphone screens, computers, and more. using laser targeting and its 13 megapixel sensor. In dimly lit environments, an LED light gives the right amount of illumination to make reading possible. The Orcam Read Smart will read documents in any orientation – even upside down or sideways. Nun hatten wir aktuell ein Problem mit der Metallklammer, an der der Trageriemen angebracht wird, er ist ausgerissen, als mein Vater irgendwo mit dem Riemen hängengeblieben ist. Ich fragte daher nach einer Reparaturmöglichkeit an. Designed for people with mild low vision, reading fatigue, reading difficulties including dyslexia, and anyone who consumes large amounts of text, this highly sophisticated device is simple to use – just point the Orcam Read Smart towards the text and press a button.In Microlink’s assessment, a dedicated reading device is essential for someone in a professional, employment or educational setting, or for someone requiring all-day access to printed information. Now we currently had a problem with the metal clip to which the carrying strap is attached, it ripped out when my father got caught somewhere with the strap. So I asked about a repair option. Envision Glasses are a frame mounted camera that is light and comfortable to wear all day. Envision Glasses use AI to scan and read text, provide scene description and facial recognition and can make video calls to share your point of view with another person. They also have a batch scanning function with 3gb of memory so you can scan and read text whenever it is convenient for you.