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Financial Express Kochi
|August 21, 2025
ACT AS EYES FOR LOW-VISION & BLIND USERS
IMAGINE A PAIR of smart glasses specifically designed for blind and low-vision users, allowing them to perceive the world around them. It's no longer science fiction; it's now a reality, thanks to AI.
Envision, a startup founded by Karthik Mahadevan and Karthik Kannan, has partnered with eyewear brand Solos to launch a new generation of smart glasses tailored for blind and low-vision users. Dubbed Ally Solos Glasses, they can read text, describe the environment, perform web searches, and even recognise people, signs, and objects—all through audio cues delivered via built-in speakers. These glasses are built using the same frame as the AirGo Vision glasses that Solos launched last December, featuring multimodal AI and a ChatGPT-powered voice assistant.
This story is from the August 21, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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