135 million people worldwide have impaired vision, 2 million in the UK alone, the majority of whom are aged over 65. Many have some useful vision but require vision aids such as magnifying lenses or scanners to maintain independence, access information and to way find.
Magnifeye is a flat tablet device that captures the world in close detail, magnifies and displays it.
Eyewonder is a handheld image capture, storage and projection wand with a wide-angle high-resolution lens that is intuitive to use and gesture-driven. It has a single button that allows colour and contrast to be enhanced and detail magnified.
Magnifeye is a magnifying tablet that brings the world closer by capturing and magnifying things that are distant or indistinct, from text to signs. It can store and give easy access to information such as roadmaps, train times and phone numbers and can be used as a camera, digital photo frame or a sketchbook with the finger or a stylus. The flat tablet device can also capture, store and display images on any flat surface and enhance contrast for better visibility. Based on a seven-by-five inch tablet format, it has a wide-angle high-resolution lens, which can be studied using its simple touch screen interface.
The Eyewonder is envisaged as one of a new generation of pocket-size projectors under development which employ infinite focus technology – a laser-based projection technology that needs no optics to adjust for a clear picture and has no moving parts or fans to provide head dissipation. It can produce an image of 11 by 17 feet at a distance of three feet, which can then be magnified as large as 35 feet.
Eyewonder is wand-like device that projects large displays that can be magnified, colour contrasted, and light controlled and allows images to be stored and viewed at a range of sizes on any semi-flat and smooth surface such as walls or a notepad. It is a simple way of storing and instantly accessing images and information, for example maps, names, addresses, food labels and reminders. It is intuitively controlled by the users movement allowing them to scroll through and delete stored images without the need to operate a complicated interface.
