WhatsAI: Transforming Meta Ray-Bans into an Extensible Generative AI Platform for Accessibility

Multi-modal generative AI models integrated into wearable devices have shown significant promise in enhancing the accessibility of visual information for blind or visually impaired BVI individuals, as evidenced by the rapid uptake of Meta Ray-Bans among BVI users. However, the proprietary nature ...

How to Log In to Your Devices Without Passwords

You can use your face, fingerprint, or a wearable to get access to your gadgets. It saves you some typing—and makes you feel like a spy...

A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect

Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did...

Privacy Goal: More Controls in Users' Hands

SAN FRANCISCO – The same companies that brought, among other things, facial recognition into your living rooms and the ability to record video to your eyewear, swear the next big thing in privacy is putting more controls in your hand. The privacy officers of Microsoft, Google and Facebook said...