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| 16.01.2026 | Ionech raises €2.3 million to move air-to-electricity technology into pilots with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | Oxfordshire-based Ionech, a clean-energy tech company developing a process to harness thermal energy from ambient air to generate electricity, has received a €2.3 million (£2 million) Seed investment ClimateTech investor Elbow Beach.
This i... |
| 19.11.2024 | 12 Game-Changing Innovations Reshaping Accessible Travel: A Preview of the Future at Travelability's EMS Summit | Discover How Tech is Making Travel Accessible for All
SAUSALITO, CA, UNITED STATES, November 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Travelability is thrilled to announce that our 6th annual Emerging Markets Summit will include 12 groundbreaking tec... |
| 09.07.2024 | Hexaware Unveils Gen AI App to Enhance CX, Now Available in AWS Marketplace | Solution that empowers users to create engaging and informative product descriptions
Hexaware today announced the launch of its Gen AI App for Retailers in AWS Marketplace, a digital catalog with thousands of software listings from independ... |
| 09.07.2024 | Oracle and Palantir Introduce New Cloud and AI Innovations for Businesses and Governments Globally | Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform are certified on OCI and now generally available
Oracle today announced that Palantir’s Foundry Platform and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) are certified on Oracle Cloud Infras... |
| 09.07.2024 | Enso Launches First Guided AI Agents Platform to Make AI Accessible to SMBs | With $6M in funding from NFX, Enso addresses small business challenges head-on with enterprise-grade AI agent technology
Enso today unveiled the industry’s first ecosystem of Guided AI Agents, offering small to medium-sized business (SMBs) ... |
| 09.07.2024 | ConverseNow Integrates Valyant AI’s Technology Stack to Boost Drive-Thru Installations | ConverseNow expands its US footprint by uniting future-proof technologies and further bringing True AI to the restaurant industry
ConverseNow, the leading voice AI technology platform, today announces that it has acquired Valyant AI, a trai... |
| 05.06.2024 | This app is helping blind people see the splendor of Colorado's state parks | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A digital tool is opening the eyes of blind adventurers to the beauty of Colorado's 42 state parks.
How it works: Aira, a mobile app, connects your smartphone or computer camera to professionally-trai... |
| 29.08.2022 | Top-10 Startup Success Stories: August
Subscribe to our newsletter | All around the world, August is named to be one of the favourite months as it brings so many good things to cherish! If you would translate Augustus from Latin, it means “the great one”! And it is a great one, especially for our startups an... |
| 28.03.2022 | March 28, 2022 – TWC Debuts New Accessibility Technology for Customers, Providing On-Demand Access to Visual Information | Date: March 28, 2022
Media Contact: Angela Woellner Phone: 512-463-8556
AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has announced the availability of on-demand visual interpreting services at TWC locations, including Vocational Rehabilita... |
| 03.08.2021 | Wireless charging firm Aira raises $12M | Founded in 2017, Arizona-based Aira didn’t waste any time proving out its technology. We’ve written about the company’s wireless charging a few times over the years, including the “FreePower” technology it has baked into Nomad’s charging pa... |
| 03.08.2021 | Aira : Closes $12 Million Seed Investment to Accelerate Adoption of FreePower® Wireless Charging | CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aira Inc., the company redefining wireless charging with FreePower®, today announced a $12 million Series Seed funding round. This additional capital will accelerate the company's expansion into... |
| 03.08.2021 | Aira Closes $12 Million Seed Investment to Accelerate Adoption of FreePower® Wireless Charging | |
| 03.08.2021 | Aira Closes $12M in Seed Funding | Aira, Inc. Co-founders Eric Goodchild (left) and Jake Slatnick (right)
Aira Inc., a Chandler, Ariz.-based wireless charging company, raised $12m in seed funding.
The company intends to use the funds to expand its operational and engineering... |
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| 19.11.2019 | Aira, Microsoft, and Moovit make public transport more accessible for the visually impaired | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Aira, a platform that helps the visually impaired navigate the physical world using technology and remote human agents, has announced a... |
| 19.11.2019 | Aira, Microsoft, and Moovit make public transport more accessible for the visually impaired | Aira, a platform that helps the visually impaired navigate the physical world using technology and remote human agents, has announced a partnership with Microsoft and Moovit to help blind and low-vision users access public transport more ea... |
| 26.07.2019 | Low-vision technology allow for the seeing impaired to have access to Houston venues | A partnership between the Houston First Corporation and Aira, an app that helps blind and low-vision people gain independence by navigating tasks and public spaces, is now live at venues around the city.
Houston First will cover the costs o... |
| 19.06.2019 | Aira Hires Former Facebook Exec as New CEO | Aira designs smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired with a camera displaying the user’s surroundings. On the other end, a trained agent describes what he or she sees. Photo courtesy of Aira
Aira Tech Corp., a San Diego startup th... |
| 02.01.2019 | 4 San Diego Startups Ring in New Year With New Venture Dollars | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Heads of some local tech startups—or at least their lawyers—stayed busy over the winter holiday. Four reported raising $10 million or more within days of the New Year, accordi... |
| 30.11.2018 | Лучшие изобретения для пожилых людей | Каждый год журнал Time выбирает лучшие изобретения, которые интересы сами по себе как примеры креативности и инноваций, но сегодня предлагаю посмотреть на те, что подойдут для пожилых.
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| 27.03.2018 | Aira’s new smart glasses give blind users a guide through the visual world | When it comes to augmented reality technologies, visuals always seems to be a pretty essential part of most people’s definitions, but one startup is offering an interesting take on audio-based AR that also calls on computer vision. Even wit... |
| 21.02.2018 | Exploring the potential of VR and AI-enabled tools for the visually impaired | Canetroller provides three types of feedback: (1) physical resistance generated by a wearable programmable brake mechanism that physically impedes the controller when the virtual cane comes in contact with a virtual object; (2) vibrotactile... |
| 29.08.2017 | Google Glass is back — as a tool to coach autistic children, train doctors, and more | OAKLAND, Calif. — Google Glass, not long ago a laughing stock of the tech world, has been reinvented as a hot new accessory for doctors and patients.
The pricey, web-connected eyewear computer, sold to consumers on a limited basis by the Si... |
| 13.06.2017 | Accessibility and communication apps take FCC honors | It may seem strange to see a headline with “FCC” in it that doesn’t concern net neutrality. But the Commission has a wide variety of responsibilities, among which is promoting and enabling tech that empowers people with disabilities to take... |
| 19.05.2017 | Aira Raises $12M to Expand Services for Blind and Visually Impaired | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
After beta testing technology that provides remote assistant services for the blind, San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that it says will enable t... |
| 17.05.2017 | Aira raises $12M for software that combines AI, AR, and human agents to help the blind | San Diego-based Aira has raised $12 million to continue developing its smart glasses that combine AI and remote human agents to help blind and low-vision people navigate the world. JAZZ Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures led the round ... |
| 17.05.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, May 17 | VALUE ADD, AMAZON, CYBER-CORN
In which Mark Cuban trolls venture capitalists: At the Lerer Ventures CEO Summit yesterday, Shark Tank star Mark Cuban was asked if he believes artificial intelligence will disrupt the business of venture capit... |
| 16.05.2017 | Aira Raises $12M in Series B Funding | Aira, a San Diego, CA-based developer of smart products and services for blind and low vision individuals (BVI), raised $12m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Jazz Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures with participation from exis... |
| 16.05.2017 | ARCH Venture Joins $12M Series B for Aira | Aira, a mission-driven company dedicated to developing smart products and services that enable blind and low vision individuals (BVI) to lead healthier and more independent lives, today announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series B... |
| 16.05.2017 | Lux Capital Joins $12M Series B for Aira | Aira, a mission-driven company dedicated to developing smart products and services that enable blind and low vision individuals (BVI) to lead healthier and more independent lives, today announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series B... |
| 16.05.2017 | Aira Raises $12 Million in Series B Round | Aira’s technology pairs blind or low vision users with virtual agents who help users navigate everyday life - Photo courtesy of Aira
San Diego startup Aira has raised $12 million in a Series B round that will allow the company to scale its ... |
| 16.05.2017 | Aira.IO Grabs $12M Series B Round |
SAN DIEGO, CA, Aira today announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series B funding round led by JAZZ Venture Partners and Arboretum Ventures.
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| 09.04.2017 | How companies and consumers benefit from AI-powered networks | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As it has more than 12,500 patents, eight Nobel p... |
| 09.04.2017 | How companies and consumers benefit from AI-powered networks | As it has more than 12,500 patents, eight Nobel prizes, and a 140-year history of field-testing crazy ideas, it should surprise no one that AT&T would be an important player in artificial intelligence.
“AT&T is a backbone of the int... |
| 10.01.2017 | 5 Startups Helping the Visually Impaired | Tech advancements fall into two general categories: Those that help rich people solve problems that barely existed in the first place — Uber for yachts, anyone? — and those that address meaningful social issues like homeless shelters or foo... |
| 04.01.2017 | AT&T brings wireless connectivity to Aira wearables for the blind | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
AT&T is diving further in promulgating the Internet of Things. On Wednesday, the telecommunications company announced a partnership... |
| 04.02.2016 | Tech Company Aira.IO Raises $2.5 Million in Series A Financing | Health tech company Aira.IO announced Thursday that it has raised $2.5 million in a Series A round of financing.
The round was led by Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, and included well-known angel investors Larry Bock (co-founder of I... |
| 04.02.2016 | Aira.IO Raises over $2.5M in Series A Financing | Aira.IO, a San Diego, CA-based developer of remote assistance technology for blind and visually impaired, raised more than $2.5m in Series A financing.
The round was led by Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, with participation from Feli... |
| 04.02.2016 | Aira.IO raises $2.5M for smartglass navigation tool geared to visually disabled users | In response to emailed questions, Aira.io Co-founder and CEO Suman Kanuganti said the target date for launch is late 2016. It plans to use some of the funding to add 12-15 people, including navigation agents and some “key hires.” To date, i... |
| 04.02.2016 | Aira.IO Receives $2.5M |
SAN DIEGO, CA, Aira.IO, the leading developer of remote assistance technology that brings greater mobility and independence to the blind and visually impaired, has announced a Series A financing of more than $2.5 million.
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| 29.12.2015 | FCC’s next gen Google Glass pix offer reminder of healthcare applications for smart glasses | Here’s a reminder of some of the health tech startups that have been working on smart glass applications
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Despite its rebrand to Vital Enterprises from Vital Medical earlier this year, the company continues to embrace smart glas... |
| 22.12.2015 | CB Insights identifies 5 applications for Internet of Things in healthcare from the sublime to OTT | Computer Vision is a pretty broad area but basically it is nursing technology such as artificial intelligence to amplify vision. Although CB Insights uses drones as an example, there are some applications I and some of my colleagues have co... |
| 30.10.2015 | Developer behind navigation tool for the blind wants to use veterans as guides | Its navigation comes from trained agents who tap into Google Glass or another smart glass tool and give the wearer audio instructions based on what they see in front of them and where they are trying to go.
Kanuganti explained that the idea... |
| 29.10.2015 | Aira.IO Closes $790K Seed Financing | Aira.IO, a San Diego, CA-based visual interpreter for blind and low-vision individuals, closed a $790K seed financing round.
Backers included Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners.
The company intends to use the funds to develop personalize... |
| 29.10.2015 | Aira.IO Receives $750K Seed Financing |
LA JOLLA, CA, Aira.IO, a visual interpreter for the blind, has raised $790,000 in seed funding from Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners.
>> Click here for more funding data on Aira.IO
>> To export Aira.IO funding data to P... |
| 29.10.2015 | Google Glass-enabled navigation tool for visually disabled users gets seed funding (video) | The organizers noted the length of time it took users to complete tasks and the level of difficulty, success and confidence users had in completing activities with and without assistance from the company’s dashboard.
The company also closed... |
| 29.10.2015 |
Aira.IO Finds Seed Funding To Assist The Blind Using Google Glass
| La Jolla-based Aira.IO, a developer of software tools which use Google Glass to help the blind and low-vision individuals, has raised $790,000 in a seed funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lux Capital and ARC... |
| 08.10.2015 | Trailblazer Erik Weihenmayer Finds Blindness No Barrier To Adventure | The following video and excerpt come from Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Technology Report’s recent full-length interview with Erik Weihenmayer. |
| 06.05.2015 | EvoNexus Rolls out the Red Carpet for 26 New Startups | EvoNexus has long been established as the place to incubate if you're in the San Diego area, and the recent expansion of their network to Irvine has brought that prestige to a community of all-new startups. Like many companies EvoNexus has ... |
| - | Aira.IO raises $2.5M for smartglass navigation tool geared to visually disabled users | Less than four months after raising a Seed round for a smartglass-enabled navigation service to guide visually impaired users through unfamiliar neighborhoods, Aira.IO has raised a $2.5 million Series A round. The company has said it plans ... |
| - | Google Glass-enabled navigation tool for visually disabled users gets seed funding (video) | Aira.IO, a digital health company that’s using Google Glass and other smart glass products to help blind and impaired users navigate, has completed a multi-site beta trial with 100 participants and has also raised seed funding, according to... |
| - | Conheça projetos inovadores premiados durante o SXSW 2019 | Esta semana acontece o SXSW, um dos mais importantes eventos de tecnologia e inovação do mundo. Este ano, durante o festival, aconteceu a 22º edição do prêmio anual de inovação interativa SXSW apresentado pela KPMG, que tem como objetivo re... |
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A growing assistive technology market makes it easier than ever for banks to reach disabled customers | The news: With a population comparable to China—and growing—disabled consumers and their families represent a market of over $13 trillion for financial institutions (FIs). Assistive technology is now available to help virtually any banking ... |
| - | FCC’s next gen Google Glass pix offer reminder of healthcare applications for smart glasses | The FCC set social media on fire with its previews of the next generation of Google Glass. Aside from the upgrades, it also offers a timely reminder that there are still companies pursuing professional applications for the device, particula... |
| - | Developer behind navigation tool for the blind wants to use veterans as guides | The co-founder and CEO behind Aira.IO, a navigation tool designed for visually impaired people to give them an extra layer of support, said in a phone interview that it also sees applications for its smart glass-enabled tool for other condi... |
| - | Exploring the potential of VR and AI-enabled tools for the visually impaired | One area of interest for augmented and virtual reality applications is making the world — and virtual world — more accessible to blind and visually impaired people. Some companies have already developed applications in this area such as Sam... |
| - | CB Insights identifies 5 applications for Internet of Things in healthcare from the sublime to OTT | The number of connected devices is truly startling. Gartner estimates that there are currently about 4.9 billion connected devices and expects that to grow 30 percent to 6.39 billion next year. A CB Insights article goes beyond the garden v... |
