Houston airports are offering people with poor vision a new way to see when traveling.
New camera-embedded glasses, called Aira, were introduced Thursday.
The subscription-based service connects travelers to a specially trained agent at a remote location. That agent is seeing a real-time livestream from the camera on the glasses or smart phone and narrates what is in the user’s field of vision.
Using this technology, the agent can help the passenger with tasks like navigating the terminal, locating and identifying luggage, reading flight boards, dining and arranging ground transportation.
Subscribers to Aira’s service will be able to use the technology for free at both George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports.
To see how the glasses work, tap/click here.