IrisVision是一款VR头戴式设备，可以将现实场景传递给低视力人群

IrisVision是一款VR头戴式设备，可以将现实场景传递给低视力人群

Barely a month ago I noted that Apple and Google are going to own the tech sector for aging baby boomers. And then what pops into my inbox but a pitch for IrisVision, a sort of virtual reality headset with a Samsung phone clipped to the front.

就在一个月前，我注意到，苹果和谷歌将拥有面向上了年纪的婴儿潮一代的科技行业。然后我的收件箱里出现了IrisVision的广告，这是一款虚拟现实耳机，前面夹着一部三星手机。

I can see clearly now. (Photo: IrisVision)

We have developed the world’s first and only smart visual assistive device built on wearable VR technology to help millions of vision-impaired people regain their sight, achieve independence and do the things they love. Harnessing the power of a Samsung Galaxy smartphone mounted in a Samsung headset, IrisVision enables people who have impaired visual acuity due to conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and RP to see clearly again.

我们开发了世界上第一个也是唯一一个基于可穿戴VR技术的智能视觉辅助设备，帮助数以百万计的视力受损的人恢复视力，实现独立，做他们喜欢做的事情。IrisVision利用安装在三星耳机中的三星Galaxy智能手机的力量，使因黄斑变性、糖尿病视网膜病变和RP等疾病而视力受损的人重新看得清楚。

Just clip your phone into here... (Photo: IrisVision)

It isn't a VR toy, but rather a Class I medical device developed in collaboration with ophthalmology centers at Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University and UPMC Pittsburg.

它不是一个虚拟现实玩具，而是一个I类医疗设备，由约翰霍普金斯大学、斯坦福大学和匹兹堡大学眼科中心合作开发。

Well, you can't quite move around totally freely; the FAQ section says you shouldn't go for walks and definitely don't drive because it doesn't give you a lot of peripheral vision . "In most situations, walking with the device in your hands and bringing it to your eyes as needed is simple and easy. At a museum, for example, you can use it at each exhibit, and remove it from your eyes as you move from place to place."

你不能完全自由地移动;常见问题部分说，你不应该去散步，绝对不要开车，因为它没有给你很多周边视觉。“在大多数情况下，手持设备行走并根据需要将其带到眼前是简单易行的。例如，在博物馆，你可以在每个展览上使用它，当你从一个地方移动到另一个地方时，你可以把它从你的眼睛里移开。”

Thanks to the tech built into the phone, it does a lot of other things that your garden variety eyeballs won't do. Besides letting you see what the camera sees, you can stream videos, look at photos, use Alexa for voice commands, do optical character recognition of text. Coming soon: "the software platform continues to open a world of possibilities for the future including movies and media content."

多亏了手机内置的技术，它能做很多普通眼球做不到的事情。除了让你看到相机看到的东西，你还可以观看视频、查看照片、使用Alexa语音命令、对文本进行光学字符识别。即将到来:“这个软件平台继续为未来打开了一个充满可能性的世界，包括电影和媒体内容。”

Opening up a whole new world

开辟了一个全新的世界

Google cardboard without the phone. (Photo: Lloyd Alter)

There are so many things going on here that are exciting. It's sort of like hearing aids for the eyes, a complex computerized device that amplifies and adjusts the image to work specifically for your particular eye condition. It builds on the incredible computing power that's now built into phones to offer far more features and connectivity than devices that cost twice as much.

这里发生了很多令人兴奋的事情。这有点像眼睛的助听器，一个复杂的电脑设备，放大和调整图像，以适应你的特殊眼睛状况。它建立在令人难以置信的计算能力上，现在手机内置的计算能力比价格两倍的设备提供更多的功能和连接。

It's "not just a product, but an entire platform/ecosystem that connects researchers, eye care professionals, patients and rehabilitation experts." And it's built around a Samsung phone.

它“不仅仅是一个产品，而是一个连接研究人员、眼科护理专家、患者和康复专家的完整平台/生态系统”。它是围绕三星手机设计的。

Ever since I first tried Google cardboard (and got really seasick) I've been convinced that phones can do just about anything, but IrisVision really shows where things are going. In my recent post I wrote, "Apple and Google are building all these technologies into their phones and Homepods and Google Home. We're all going to be spending our time touring the world with their VR headsets and wearing their watches."

自从我第一次尝试谷歌cardboard(我真的晕船了)，我一直相信手机可以做任何事情，但是IrisVision确实显示了事情的走向。在我最近的一篇文章中，我写道:“苹果和谷歌正在把所有这些技术应用到他们的手机、Homepods和谷歌Home中。我们将带着他们的VR头盔和手表周游世界。”

As our original parts wear out, they will become our eyes, our ears and our connections to the world. It's all very exciting.

当我们身体的原始部分磨损时，它们将变成我们的眼睛、耳朵和我们与世界的联系。这一切都很令人兴奋。