[Update: Spreads to Samsung, LG] Google Lookout uses AI to help visually-impaired people navigate the world

• Update 1: 2019/05/08 4:18am PDT
  Lookout is now available on non-Pixel devices, starting with "supported Samsung and LG devices." It's still limited to the US though, so I can't check which models appear to be

I can't imagine having to navigate today's world while visually impaired. From streets to people to items, and even trivial things like preparing a sandwich or knowing the proper toilet sign in a restaurant, it would all be infinitely more difficult without sight, and I have a lot of admiration for those who have to handle these situations every day.

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[Update: Spreads to Samsung, LG] Google Lookout uses AI to help visually-impaired people navigate the world was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Rita El Khoury

• Update 1: 2019/05/08 4:18am PDT
  Lookout is now available on non-Pixel devices, starting with "supported Samsung and LG devices." It's still limited to the US though, so I can't check which models appear to be

I can't imagine having to navigate today's world while visually impaired. From streets to people to items, and even trivial things like preparing a sandwich or knowing the proper toilet sign in a restaurant, it would all be infinitely more difficult without sight, and I have a lot of admiration for those who have to handle these situations every day.

Read More

[Update: Spreads to Samsung, LG] Google Lookout uses AI to help visually-impaired people navigate the world was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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