Update 12/21: The original version of this article stated the MyEye was a nominee for the CES 2021 Innovation Award. The device actually won the honor. When most tech writers and analysts think of ...

Imagine being at a crowded convention or noisy bar and trying to have a conversation with someone across from you. It's tough enough for people with hearing to focus on what the person is saying, not ...

An Israeli-developed device to help the visually-impaired "see" contains technology that could end up powering a new category of wearable devices, according to Erez Naaman, VP of engineering at OrCam.

The OrCam is a small camera linked to a very powerful wearable computer. It sees what you see and through your finger-pointing understands what information you seek, relaying auditory feedback through ...

Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. If you only have a little ...

Eighteen years ago, math teacher Susan Tesone went from having perfect vision to being so visually impaired she wasn’t able to drive in just four weeks. Tesone, who is now 42, was diagnosed with Leber ...

If the measure of progress in technology is that devices should become ever smaller and more capable, then OrCam Technologies is on a roll. The Israeli firm’s OrCam MyEye, which fits on the arm of a ...

Israeli startup OrCam, which has developed devices to assist the blind and the visually impaired, will make its technology available at 12 polling stations in Israel on election day on Tuesday, April ...

Israel’s OrCam Technologies, a developer of artificial intelligence-based devices to assist the blind and visually impaired, has won the CES 2021 Innovation Awards Best of Innovation in the ...