Comcast Partners With NuEyes to Enable Customers With Visual Disabilities to See TV With Smartglasses
December 11 2019 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Companies work together to integrate Comcast’s
Xfinity Stream into NuEyes smart assistive technology
Comcast today announced a partnership with wearable technology
startup NuEyes to bring the Xfinity Stream entertainment viewing
experience to visually impaired customers through NuEyes virtual
reality technology. The Xfinity Stream app, which allows customers
to watch live TV and On Demand content on any device, is now
available on the NuEyes e2 smartglasses and VR magnifying device
that enhances the usable vision of a person who is visually
impaired. Xfinity Stream is pre-installed on NuEyes e2, allowing
users with visual disabilities to see TV shows, news, movies, live
sports, and more, independently.
Founded by a veteran, NuEyes’ mission is to give millions of
people across the U.S. who are visually impaired the independence
they may have lost due to conditions like macular degeneration,
glaucoma, and retinitis pigmentosa. The lightweight design of the
NuEyes e2, paired with handsfree and wireless functionality, gives
people with low vision the ability to participate in their everyday
lives in ways that were once difficult or impossible, like clearly
seeing loved ones’ faces, reading, cooking and enjoying
television.
“Being blind since birth, I know firsthand the power of
technology to enhance independence,” said Tom Wlodkowski, Vice
President of Accessibility at Comcast. “Our partnership with NuEyes
is an extension of our commitment to designing great entertainment
experiences for people of all abilities.”
James Baldwin, an 18-year Army Veteran, began losing his vision
three years ago due to an injury sustained during his service. He
lives with a prosthetic left eye and limited vision in his right
eye. James was one of the first customers to experience Xfinity
Stream on NuEyes e2, allowing him to watch TV again for the first
time in years. You can watch James' story here, including
James’ reaction to seeing his wife Claudia, a fellow blind veteran,
for the first time using NuEyes.
“Collaborating with Comcast has been an absolute joy,” said Mark
Greget, Founder and CEO of NuEyes. “To be able to stream content
directly to our consumers’ eyes in a way that has never been done
before enables millions of visually impaired people to continue
enjoying their TV experience and more.”
Over the past several years, Comcast launched the industry’s
first talking TV guide, introduced a voice-activated remote
control, launched X1 eye control for the TV and produced the first
live entertainment show in U.S. broadcast history, The Wiz Live, to
be accessible to people with a visual disability. Comcast also has
a service center specifically dedicated to customers with
disabilities where agents are specially trained in the company’s
accessibility features and general support issues.
About NuEyes Technologies Inc.
NuEyes is a veteran-owned technology company based in Orange
County, California, that was launched in January 2016 to assist
those with eye conditions such as macular degeneration, glaucoma
and retinitis pigmentosa via a mobile, wireless and light-weight
solution. Over the past two years, the company has seen extensive
sales growth and has won awards at CES and also obtained federal,
state and insurance reimbursement for its devices. NuEyes is
excited to bring such advanced products to market that will
leapfrog the technology currently available for someone dealing
with legal blindness. With the leadership of NuEyes having over 16
years of combined experience in this space, we understand what it
takes to successfully bring a new product to market.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and
technology company with three primary businesses: Comcast Cable,
NBCUniversal, and Sky. Comcast Cable is one of the United States’
largest video, high-speed internet, and phone providers to
residential customers under the Xfinity brand, and also provides
these services to businesses. It also provides wireless and
security and automation services to residential customers under the
Xfinity brand. NBCUniversal is global and operates news,
entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo
broadcast networks, television production operations, television
station groups, Universal Pictures, and Universal Parks and
Resorts. Sky is one of Europe's leading media and entertainment
companies, connecting customers to a broad range of video content
through its pay television services. It also provides
communications services, including residential high-speed internet,
phone, and wireless services. Sky operates the Sky News broadcast
network and sports and entertainment networks, produces original
content, and has exclusive content rights. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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Kate Panarese Comcast Corporation 215-286-2754
Kate_Panarese@Comcast.com
Regina Chatman NuEyes Technologies Inc. 800-605-4033
regina@nueyes.com
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