Seleste Glasses - Your personal AI audio describer | Epic A11y Podcast

A couple of questions. One. Is the audio that he had in the video where it was talking normal for the glasses or was that enhanced in any way, because that was pretty loud. Also, does the images that it takes get sent to a server for processing and are those images saved anywhere and are they tied to your account for privacy reasons, can you have those images not be stored and not be sent off to a server at all? Finally, I would like to see a demonstration of this being used in a normal environment where there are noises and people talking around you.

This is all exciting, and i look forward seeing this continue in its advancement.

Great podcast Carrie!!

The 1st thing that comes to mind is a product comparison between these glasses and the 1st ORCAM product that came out about 10 years ago. These glasses haven't got much features compared to ORCAM. Don't like the subscription packages. $600 per year; not for me.

I love this technology! I can't wait to get my hands on a pair. .

I guess he’s right when you compare the price to other assistive technology, but 50 a month is still quite the ask 😂 I’ll be super curious to hear your thoughts if you end up getting a pair, the technology seems cool & I’m definitely curious 🤔

I don't know how to feel about the monthly subscription; however, if it's a useful product than maybe some people could justify it. Might wait untill Carie gets her hands on it, to consider getting a pair myself, I'm wondering if it could be useful to not only read books but also manga. That would be pretty cool.

I think the use case potential is pretty amazing, though like others, I’m more than a little worried about the subscription model. I understand from a business perspective how that could be super beneficial as long as the company is committed to updating regularly, though as you pointed out in the video, That’s a lot for a lot of people, especially given the employment rate of blind people overall.

This is interesting. I would have to think about it awhile.

This really seems to be an inccredible device, but I don't really think my vision is bad enough that I would get a lot of value from it. That being said, I love the pricing model. A fairly low up-front cost with, IMHO, reasonable monthly payments. Plus the ability to trade in the hardware when a new version is released. The last thing anybody wants to do is spend thousands of dollars up front on an assistive device, only to find that a newer version is way more useful. I wish all assistive tech device suppliers would adopt this pricing model. I think a lot more people would adopt and benefit from the technology. But right now the barrier to entry is much too steep.

Those sound really cool but I am also disappointed in the prioritization of iOS and the pricing as well. I will be looking to the live stream whenever you finally get the glasses lol.

This would make it so much easier for me to independently explore a city, having it describe the stores and locations I'm passing by. Sadly, it looks like you don't ship to the Netherlands yet. If at all possible, I'd love it if you could ship a device to me, even if I'd have to pay more to cover shipping internationally.

Can these work well when its dark or low light? Read a menu in a dark restaurant? Help find a restroom at a pub or bar? On the flip side, how well do they work if you are outside and there are cars with headlights or the streetlights or an indoor light that is bright? I dont expect perfection but its helpful to understand current limits. Oh, and how well does this read compared to OrCam and Seeing AI? Thanks and exicted to give these a try.

Just fyi, you can’t compare these to esight or Apple Vision Pro. It’s like comparing apples to bananas. The best thing to compare these to is the envision glasses. Both serve the exact same purpose, but one is thousands of dollars more than the other.

Hi. What program can blind people use to read books in pdf format?

9:20 He says there are 4 modes but mentions only 3.