# Ocular Text Lenses BabelFisk Glasses Turns Speech to Text Before Your Eyes By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-09-03 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/babelfisk-glasses References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/08/31/speech-to-text-glasses/) & [mshdesign.dk](http://mshdesign.dk/Home.html) Mads Hindhedes' BabelFisk glasses takes verbal speech and translates it into readable text right before your very eyes. With [speech recognition software](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leion-hey2) combined with [hearing aid algorithms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voicebuds), the result is scripted text flying across your ocular lenses. This is a perfect aid for the office as it records sound on flash memory, making it also ideal for dictation or lectures. Unique and stylishly different in design, these BabelFisk glasses are definitely a unique tool. **Implications** - Technological advancements are always a great way to attract audience attention as well as provide consumers with useful new products. Since the desire for advancing technology is more prevalent than ever in society, buyers are constantly intrigued by the latest products. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Ocular Text Lenses:** Speech-to-text technology integrated into eyeglasses offers a new level of accessibility for transcription, dictation, and language translation. - **Audio-to-text Software:** The development of software that can translate audio to written text in real-time has the potential to revolutionize the industries of transcription, dictation, and language translation. - **Wearable Technology for Accessibility:** Wearable devices that integrate assistive technologies, such as speech-to-text, offer new levels of accessibility for those with hearing or speech impairments. ### Who This Affects Most - **Healthcare:** The integration of hearing aid technology and speech-to-text software offers a new platform for hearing impaired individuals to experience real-time audio transcription in a healthcare setting. - **Education:** Wearable assistive technologies, such as speech-to-text integrated eyeglasses, offer an innovative way to make lectures and presentations more accessible to all students. - **Journalism:** Real-time transcription through speech-to-text eyeglasses can offer journalists the ability to capture interviews and quotes in a more efficient and accurate way. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AR Language Translation Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-ar-glasses.md) - [Wearable Assistive Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xanderglasses-connect.md) - [Object-Recognizing AI Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-wearable.md) - [Audio-Amplifying Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuance-glasses.md) - [Assistive Hearing Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xanderglasses.md) - [AR Translation Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hey2.md) - [Speech-Converting AI Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bling-by-braindeck.md) - [Facial-Tracking Sonar Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echospeech.md) - [Lip-Reading Necklace Camera Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speechin-necklace.md)