XRAI Glass has announced the public preview of its new technology allowing users wearing phone-tethered augmented reality (AR) smart glasses to read speech in real-time through closed captioning. The XRAI Glass software converts audio into a subtitled version of conversation which will then appear on the user’s glasses screen.
The software’s sophisticated voice recognition capabilities can identify who’s speaking and will soon have the power to translate languages, voice tones, accents, and pitch. The glasses will be available online to purchase by EE network customers for an upfront cost of £10 then £35 per month for 11 months or at EE stores nationwide for non-EE customers for £399.99.
There will be no cost for the software during the public preview and the price following the public preview will be based on feedback from pilot users. There are plans for wider rollout across other major devices and networks in the coming months.
