The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states that there are more than 285 million people worldwide who are blind and visually impaired. There are almost 30 million people who are blind in the US alone with an additional 7 million more being diagnosed each year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Reports that every 5 minutes a person goes blind and every 1 minute of that number the person is a child.
Now that you know the actual statistics of how many people are blind and visually impaired you can better understand the critical need for the autonomous orientation and mobility assistive technology that the DirectMe Responsive Route Guidance and Identification System provides.
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A cutting-edge handheld assistive device designed for blind and visually impaired community. Seymour provides real-time navigation, object recognition, and spatial awareness to enhance independence and confidence.
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A wearable device that enables hands-free navigation and spatialized audio feedback for those who are blind and visually impaired . Iris seamlessly integrates with the GoVivid system for immersive, real-time assistance.
No more frustration, just answers.
DirectMe is a Responsive Route Guidance and Identification System. This product by GoVivid Co. is an integration of advanced technologies that facilitate autonomous navigation, both indoors and outdoors, for people who are blind and visually impaired. The technical innovation is similar to that of the responsive self-driving automobile.
Features Overview
Video Scan - Will audibly announce recognizable objects within the users vicinity
Video Search - Similar to Video Scan, the Search feature allows you to request a specific object
Scene Description - Will audibly announce a full detailed description of the user’s immediate environment
Text Reader - It’s in the name, it reads text. Can read text whether digital, printed, or handwritten
Currency Reader -
Waypoint Navigation System - Enable Navigation with a click of a button. Request a location with the microphone. Waypoints will be obtained from Google Maps and audible feedback will be presented via spatialized 3D binaural audio
Overhead Object Detection - When Seymour device is docked onto the safety cane, overhead object detection is enabled
Haptic Feedback - Provides touch-based sensation tactile responses
GoVivid Co. is the winner of the Rising Star Award from Tech Fort Worth.
In the world that we live in, if you walk outside, and you have no vision or very low vision and you want to traverse down any street, any intersection, go into any mall or any public space. There are no accommodations except braille signage. That's the only accommodation that has been made for people who are blind or who have low vision. What GoVivid offers is navigation to go shopping, to be independent, to go to the airports, to travel to places of leisure, all on par with their sighted peers. Instead of being secluded and isolated, they can now be out in public places living, going to concerts, enjoying life. Life isn't about surviving, it's about living.