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Begin forwarded message: > From: Sandy Tomkins <[email protected]> > Date: 5 April 2018 at 08:59:55 IST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Fwd: Using the App with Smart Glasses? > > Hallo the list! > > Below, please ignore the first couple of messages, they are just my > sorting with Idan from Right-Hear, if it would be OK to share our messages on > open VIP lists. > > If you have not heard of the free app right-hear (note the spelling of > hear, as with listening), it connects your phone, via Bluetooth, with > Beacons set up in public fora. These beacons contain info as to how far away > a given point of interest is. So, perhaps, in a shopping mall, you might > point your phone around you and hear "Waitrose" or "lift" etc. So, it works a > bit like Blind Square, but in a smaller, more precise way, for indoor > navigation. There are a couple of interviews on BlindBargains, one from CSUN > 2017, which is very good! > > My particular interest is to discover, were I to buy some Bluetooth, > Camera, Glasses, which will pair with my phone, can I get this info directly > into my ear, without needing to hold my phone, selecting directional info by > moving my head. > > i am passing this on to the list here in case anyone is interested in > playing with this concept and, perhaps, people who are already using these > sorts of smart glasses, might you try them with the app? > > Anyway, please take a look at our exchange and let me know what you > think. I am working on the basis that smart camera glasses, with bluetooth > and Audio, may be the next alternative to a Watch. > > Sandy. > > Sent from The dark side of the moon > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Idan Meir - RightHear <[email protected]> >> Date: 4 April 2018 at 08:24:43 IST >> To: Sandy Tomkins <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Using the App with Smart Glasses? >> >> Dear Sandy, >> >> Sorry for the long delay in responding. >> >> Sure, please feel free to share our emails with VIP lists. Raising more >> interest and awareness is totally on our interest :) >> >> I agree, usually, mainstream products are more often updated and obviously >> more cost-effective. >> Please let me know if you get a chance to buy it as I'd love to hear your >> feedback on it. >> >> At the moment, our app only supports Estimote beacons (which are the most >> popular in the market), but we are planning to support more types of beacons >> in the future. >> At the end of the day, it is just a manner of priority in R&D... that's it :) >> >> Sandy, please consider me as a friend of yours and if you have any >> questions/suggestions - don't hesitate to email me... even if it takes me >> some time to reply.... oops! :) >> >> Happy Easter / Passover! >> >> Idan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 26 March 2018 at 11:02, Sandy Tomkins <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Idan, >>> >>> Thank you, your response was so positive, I am feeling hopeful and >>> inspired! Would it be acceptable to you were I to forward our emails to >>> some of the VIP lists that I frequent? I think this could raise even more >>> interest, not only here in Ireland, but elsewhere round the world too! >>> >>> I do hope to buy a set of the PivotHead Smart Glasses as soon as I can >>> find a distributor who will ship to me in Ireland. What I think is their >>> main attraction is the fact that they are mainstream, and so, less >>> expensive than their Adaptive Technology counterparts. Plus, they are more >>> likely to be updated, re their software, more regularly. >>> >>> >>> A further question for you, will the Right-Hear app be able to pick up >>> info from other bluetooth beacons which may be installed in public areas? >>> This could be a very useful addition to your suite of features. >>> >>> Thanks again, I shall await your permission to forward our exchange. >>> >>> Best wishes, Sandy. >>> >>> Sent from The dark side of the moon >>> >>>> On 26 Mar 2018, at 04:07, Idan Meir - RightHear <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh, I have almost forgotten: >>>> >>>> If there is any specific public place in your area (no matter the size) >>>> that you'd like us to turn into an accessible environment with our >>>> solution, please ask them to contact us and mention your name. >>>> We promise to give them 3 months free of the service, just because they >>>> have been referred to us by you. >>>> >>>> Keep in touch, >>>> >>>> Idan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 26 March 2018 at 04:43, Idan Meir - RightHear <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Dear Sandy, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks a lot for this email, I love getting such emails from users all >>>>> around the world. >>>>> >>>>> We are very interested in having RightHear operating on smart glasses as >>>>> the issue of both hands occupied by the can/guiding dog and the >>>>> smartphone - is very familiar to us. >>>>> >>>>> PivotHead seems to be a great product although, I must admit that we >>>>> haven't heard about them before. >>>>> Thanks for teaching me something new here - and we'll research a little >>>>> bit more about it. >>>>> If you will actually have it - please let me know as I'd love to hear >>>>> your feedback about it. >>>>> Anyway, I can share with you that we are researching the possibility of >>>>> having RightHear operating on other Smart Glasses as well. >>>>> >>>>> We designed RightHear to be easy to implement in any sort of environment, >>>>> and therefore, while it is absolutely possible to install it in a private >>>>> use-case (apartment for example) - we are mostly focused on larger public >>>>> spaces. >>>>> One of our mottos in the company is that our users don't need to pay for >>>>> the world to be accessible. Because of that, we are avoiding sales to >>>>> private individuals... but, if you feel like it will help you >>>>> specifically somehow, please let me know and I'll see what we can do. >>>>> The accuracy is better than GPS, but as you can understand it is based on >>>>> Bluetooth and therefore, it also depends on the environment. >>>>> Yes, the beacons are weatherproof and can be installed outdoors. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any more questions - please let me know. >>>>> >>>>> I'd love to keep in touch! >>>>> >>>>> Idan >>>>> >>>>>> On 24 March 2018 at 12:25, Sandy Tomkins <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from The dark side of the moonHi Idan, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was just listening to your interview, at the CSUN exhibition, >>>>>> thence, I was prompted to listen to the first interview from CSUN 2017. >>>>>> I am impressed! I have 2 wuestions for you: >>>>>> 1. I am interested in buying some form of smart glasses, I am totally >>>>>> blind, so, am interested in the type of glasses that use cameras to >>>>>> record and or stream video. Hopefully, in time, object recognition will >>>>>> get fast enough to tell me what is in my immediate environment et >>>>>> cetera. I am not interested in the type of smart glasses which enhance >>>>>> my vision, as I have none. I am wondering, will I be able to use the >>>>>> bluetooth capability of such glasses to link with the app either on my >>>>>> phone or directly loaded onto the glasses? The advantage would be that >>>>>> your app would become hands free and following direction, compass >>>>>> directions that is, more easily, by the direction of my head, instead of >>>>>> having to point the phone. This would not only be more useful, being >>>>>> already encumbered with a dog or a cane, but, also, I would be much less >>>>>> vulnerable to phone mugging! I am considering buying the pivotHead Smart >>>>>> Sunglasses, from PivotHead. These have been used, by Microsoft, to >>>>>> develop some software for the IOS platform, with visually impaired >>>>>> people in mind, such as Seeing AI and SoundScape. I feel that using >>>>>> glasses such as these could take your product to the next level of >>>>>> usability. I should mention that they are internet connected and have >>>>>> built in sound, plus a small touch pad for simple swipes etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. I note that your emphasi, for the installation of right-hear, is >>>>>> toward large venues. I am wondering, how possible would it be for an end >>>>>> user, such as myself, to install the system, for example in my local >>>>>> area? Or for people, who live in apartments, who need to locate specific >>>>>> things, such as the rubbish bins or the post box? How expensive would it >>>>>> be? Are the Beacons waterproof, so that they can be installed outside? >>>>>> Could I put one on my gate, for example? You may be wondering "why >>>>>> doesn't she use GPS?" At the moment, GPS accuracy is sometimes >>>>>> problematical, where I live, in rural Ireland, I am lucky to have 30, or >>>>>> on a good day, 15 metres accuracy, I am hoping that the Bluetooth >>>>>> Beacons are a lot more accurate than that!? >>>>>> >>>>>> Si, Idan, I do hope you can answer my questions and, also, let me >>>>>> know if there is a way to get your system installed in some venues here >>>>>> in Ireland. >>>>>> >>>>>> I do hope to hear from you, Sandy. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Idan Meir >>>>> Co-Founder & CEO >>>>> Mobile: +972545351480 | Skype: idan_meir | Linkedin >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <Idan_RH Sign.png> >>>>> >>>>> Right-Hear.com | Facebook | Twitter | Media-Kit | +972-545351480 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Idan Meir >>>> Co-Founder & CEO >>>> Mobile: +972545351480 | Skype: idan_meir | Linkedin >>>> >>>> >>>> <Idan_RH Sign.png> >>>> >>>> Right-Hear.com | Facebook | Twitter | Media-Kit | +972-545351480 >> >> >> >> -- >> Idan Meir >> Co-Founder & CEO >> Mobile: +972545351480 | Skype: idan_meir | Linkedin >> >> >> <Idan_RH Sign.png> >> >> Right-Hear.com | Facebook | Twitter | Media-Kit | +972-545351480 -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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