New Tech: Hands on Envision Glasses

The Envision smart glasses provide a range of intriguing features for visually impaired people; from reading text as you walk around, to video calling capabilities – there’s a lot on offer. But we want to know how helpful this really is for visually impaired people, so join us as we take the Envision Glasses for a spin at London Heathrow Airport. Thomas Pocklington Trust is a UK-based national charity, dedicated to enabling and empowering blind and partially sighted people of all ages to live the life they want to lead. We specialise in providing support to visually impaired people who are: Entering or already in education Searching for a job Looking to engage with and make changes in their local society Find out more on our website: www.pocklington-trust.org.uk We would also like to extend our thanks to Envision who kindly lent us the Envision Glasses Home Edition for use in this video. However, please note that our perspective in this video remains fully impartial. Envision Glasses are available for purchase worldwide on the Envision website: https://shop.letsenvision.com/ They are also available in the UK & Ireland from Sight & Sound. To book a free personal demo please visit: https://bit.ly/3YLg2zm? Music used in this video – “Happy Rock” by bensound.com. Video chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Hardware tour 05:18 Why Heathrow Airport? 05:36 Instant text explainer and demo description 06:11 Instant text demo – signage in Terminal 2 07:04 Instant text demo – thoughts 07:32 Instant text demo – finding a hotel room 07:59 Instant text demo – simple signage 08:14 Scan text explainer and demo description 09:19 Scan text demo – reading restaurant menu 10:13 Video calling explainer 10:46 Envision Ally demo – finding a coffee shop 11:17 Final thoughts 14:32 Outro You can download the transcript of the video here: https://bit.ly/3mHl7eA