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Voice Assistant Smart Watches

INTEC Designs This Timepiece with Accessibility in Mind

— January 18, 2023 — Fashion
The voice assistant smart watch by INTEC has great implications for accessibility, in particular for people who live with visual impairments. The name of the product is VOICE GRUS and the designers are funding it through a Kickstarter campaign.

The voice activation for the timepiece can be toggled via push buttons on the side of the body. By pressing them, users can unlock a variety of voice options. For example, the VOICE GRUS can "narrate out the time, the date, the weather, or even tell you if the room you’re in is lit up or dark."

Additionally, the innovative voice assistant smart watch by INTEC has six language capabilities, as well as a GPS module that allows for the timepiece to "automatically correct the time to match the time zone you’re in."

Image Credit: INTEC
Trend Themes
1. Voice-activated Smart Watches - INTEC's VOICE GRUS showcases the potential for voice-activated smartwatch technology for accessibility purposes and beyond.
2. Assistive Technology Wearables - The VOICE GRUS highlights the growing market and need for assistive technology wearables for people with visual impairments and disabilities.
3. Multilingual Voice-assisted Wearables - INTEC's innovative six-language capabilities in the VOICE GRUS demonstrates the potential for multilingual voice-assisted wearables in the global market.
Industry Implications
1. Wearable Technology - The VOICE GRUS highlights an opportunity for the wearables market to not only promote fitness but to also integrate accessibility technologies into their products.
2. Assistive Technology - The VOICE GRUS showcases a disruptive innovation opportunity in developing and promoting more assistive technology products.
3. Consumer Electronics - INTEC's VOICE GRUS sets a new standard for voice assistant technology and opens up opportunities for integrating it into future consumer electronic products.
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