# Gesture-Control Smart Glasses These Smart Glasses Help the Visually Impaired Navigate Devices By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-04-26 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gesture-control-glasses References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/google-glass-visually-impaired-smartphones/42983/) & [masseyeandear.org](http://www.masseyeandear.org/news/press-releases/2016/04/researchers-develop-magnifying-smartphone-screen-application-for-visually-impaired) A group of researchers and engineers working out of [Harvard Medical School](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/Artificial-muscle-materials) and [Massachusetts Eye and Ear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/computing-research-lab) have developed a wonderfully innovative and undeniably futuristic not to mention highly advanced pair of smart glasses that are designed to make it easier than ever for people suffering from visual impairments to use smartphone devices and get the most out of them. What's great about these smart glasses is that users can navigate across the phone's display using their head movements. If you move your head up, you get taken to the top of the screen while moving your head to the left takes you to the left of screen. This way, users can retain a sense of context that will make it easier for them to navigate their phone. Ultimately, these smart glasses show how head gestures can be incorporated into a smartphone system. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Gesture-controlled Wearable Technology:** The use of head movements to navigate devices demonstrates the potential for gesture-controlled wearable technology. - **Accessibility Technology:** Smart glasses designed for the visually impaired highlight opportunities for innovation in accessibility technology. - **Enhanced User Experience:** Head gestures providing a sense of context showcase the potential for enhanced user experiences in device navigation. ### Where This Applies - **Healthcare:** The development of smart glasses for the visually impaired can disrupt the healthcare industry by improving accessibility and usability for patients. - **Assistive Technology:** Gesture-controlled smart glasses offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the assistive technology industry, catering to the needs of visually impaired individuals. - **Consumer Electronics:** Incorporating head gestures into smartphone systems presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics industry, enhancing user interactions and accessibility. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Object-Recognizing AI Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-wearable.md) - [Gesture-Controlled Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spatial-touch.md) - [Gesture-Control Earpiece Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-galaxy-air-concept.md) - [LiDAR-Powered Visual Impairment Headsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lumen-glasses.md) - [Ai Smartglasses Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-ai-glasses-concept.md) - [Facial Gesture Control Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facial-gesture-control.md) - [Wearable Assistive Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xanderglasses-connect.md) - [Advanced AI Assistance Eyewear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looktech-ai-glasses.md) - [Invisible Display AI Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digiwindow.md)