Japanese firm NTT Docomo has unveiled reality glasses that can translate signs and menus as you read them in real time.
Augmented reality glasses that can translate a menu in real time have been unveiled at a Japanese gadget fair, with promises they could be ready for visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
NTT Docomo on Monday was showing off its latest development where cameras, computers and know-how combine to give the wearer a whole different view of what they are looking at.
One function of the gizmo overlays the wearer's first language onto unfamiliar text, making signs and menus instantly understandable - a boon to travellers in Japan, where foreign-language menus are not commonly found off the tourist trail.
"Character recognition technology enables instant language translation for users travelling abroad and reading restaurant menus and other documents," Docomo said in a statement, as it showcased the gadget at CEATEC Japan.
Another application turns any flat surface into a touchscreen, with a finger ring relaying positioning information to the device that lets wearers touch tags that only they can see, perhaps to perform an internet search.
Other uses include facial recognition that is intended to look up someone's identity - and job title - from a smartphone's directory.
Augmented reality glasses that can translate a menu in real time have been unveiled at a Japanese gadget fair, with promises they could be ready for visitors to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
NTT Docomo on Monday was showing off its latest development where cameras, computers and know-how combine to give the wearer a whole different view of what they are looking at.
One function of the gizmo overlays the wearer's first language onto unfamiliar text, making signs and menus instantly understandable - a boon to travellers in Japan, where foreign-language menus are not commonly found off the tourist trail.
"Character recognition technology enables instant language translation for users travelling abroad and reading restaurant menus and other documents," Docomo said in a statement, as it showcased the gadget at CEATEC Japan.
Another application turns any flat surface into a touchscreen, with a finger ring relaying positioning information to the device that lets wearers touch tags that only they can see, perhaps to perform an internet search.
Other uses include facial recognition that is intended to look up someone's identity - and job title - from a smartphone's directory.
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