NIIRA: New smart glasses touted to boost orientation and navigation for the visually impaired
The NIIRA smart glasses incorporate cameras and bone conduction audio like many of its rivals on the general market such as the XREAL Air 2 Pro as listed on Amazon; however, these new glasses are touted as powered by AI that converts what it 'sees' into natural sonic cues (hopefully in a way superior to that of the Rabbit out of the box).
They are apparently tonal rather than verbal, yet are backed to act as an easy-to-learn form of aural AR: one that "empowers" the user to avoid obstacles, anticipate interactions with specific, AI-identifiable objects and stay safe while moving around in general.
Accordingly, the NIIRA glasses' European makers assert that the wearer will be more confident when dealing with the 'real world'...although it would be surprising if their consumer-grade counterparts will not start to support similar accessibility features over time.
Nevertheless, Sensotec plans to make the NIIRA glasses available now that they have been demonstrated at the recent SightCity 2024 convention in Frankfurt, Germany.