INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
has gone relatively unpursued: helping the deaf and hard of hearing take part in everyday conversations
SpeakSee aims to do this (after crowdfunding, naturally) with a clever hardware design that minimizes setup friction and lets everyone
a chat at dinner, asking directions and so on
people experienced a huge barrier in asking people to download the app and hold the phone close to their mouth
use: A set of clip-on microphones live in a little charger case, and when the user wants to have a conversation, they hand those microphones
out to whoever will be talking
And no one has to do anything but wear a mic
We wrote a post on a deaf blog and out of nowhere 200 people signed up
better for the former, but even so the devices should work with any of 120 languages supported by the cloud service
But if it works, it may be more than worth the money.The team has a finished prototype but is seeking crowdfunding to get production off the
but at the very least, having spoken to the creator, I feel pretty sure this is a real, working product that just needs a boost to get to
