21Aug
20Aug
Technology gives legally blind Peoria boy a chance to fly
National Aviation Day isn’t a widely celebrated occasion, but it will be unforgettable nonetheless for Ryan Rusk. The 12-year-old sixth grader at Lindbergh Middle School took to the skies Saturday with the help of an emerging technology that promises to have a vast impact on almost all aspects of his life. Rusk is legally blind, but a pair of eSight glasses has restored a significant amount of his vision — enough to take the controls of an airplane as it soared over...
20Aug
St. Peter’s student will receive gift of sight through Visual Bucket List Foundation
What is the cost of giving a little girl the gift of sight? As it turns out, around $10,000. That’s how much a pair of eSight glasses would cost for 7-year-old Remington Hedrick, an upcoming second-grader at St. Peter’s School in Mansfield, glasses that would allow her to recognize her parents’ faces, or sit on the couch with her family during movie nights. Read more >>
16Aug
Episode #190: Emails, Disney new streaming service, eSight 3
Steven, Shaun and Tim talk tech and in particular focus on the eSight glasses that promise to restore sight, Disney's new plan to stream their content on their own streaming service and there's more of your emails discussing Android and the Bible! #RNIBConnect #TechTalk Read more >>
14Aug
Brisbane boy needs $25k for US trip that could give him whole new outlook
Now the Geoghegan family is hopeful that new technology will allow Max to finally see the big cats at Dreamworld, and everything else he has missed out on, but it is rare and expensive. eSight glasses are available in the United States, Canada and Europe, but not in Australia. They contain a high-quality camera which projects the wearer's view onto two small screens in front of the person's eyes, through a live video feed. Read more >>
07Aug
eSight Helps Blind Man Watch Soccer Decades After Soccer Accident
A legally blind man who had not been able to see a soccer match in almost 30 years recently watched his favorite club live with the help of eSight’s visual aid technology. Read more >>
04Aug
Tech Glasses Help Legally Blind Teacher See Clearer
For the first time in 25 years of teaching at Cardinal O’Hara, Ed Allen can see what the hall ways really look like. “It’s awesome just being able to see this building,” Allen said. His awesome new world is thanks to the funny looking glasses called eSight. Read more >>
03Aug
Blind man, 51, watches his football team for the first time in 27 years thanks to pioneering glasses technology only to see them get thrashed 5-1
Brian Casey, 51, wears a groundbreaking visual aid technology called eSight He went to watch Fleetwood Town for the first time only to see them thrashed 5-1 Mr Casey is the first legally blind person in Europe to wear the high tech glasses They work by showing a live video feed directly in front of the user's eyes Read more >>
31Jul
Hope in sight for one local family
While there is no medical cure for Stargardt’s disease, there are technologies available that are designed to make living with the disease easier. eSight is a Canadian based company that manufactures visors with an HD camera in the front and two smaller panels inside which allow the wearer to see straight ahead using his or her peripheral vision. Read more >>
26Jul