Solos is equipping its smart glasses with an AI for the blind and low-vision community

Solos, a company that makes smart glasses, is partnering with Envision, a provider of assistive technology for the blind and low-vision community, to integrate an AI chatbot called Ally into its AirGo smart glasses platform. The integration creates a "first-of-its-kind, hands-free, voice-activated wearable" that can perform a range of tasks, such as recognizing and reading text in real-time, describing scenes, and recognizing faces. Users can speak to the glasses to ask questions, scan documents or photos, check calendars, and converse naturally. The companies say the glasses can be useful for a wide range of people, including the elderly, those with cognitive disabilities, and anyone overwhelmed by modern devices. The AirGo glasses support prescription lenses, have a directional speaker system, and a modular component that allows users to swap out different frame fronts. Preorders are open, with shipments beginning in October, and prices start at $399.