MYdys is a CES 2023 Innovation Award honoree and the first free dyslexia app of its kind to use OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and augmented reality technologies to make real-time adjustments to text captured on smartphones. This app promises to support millions of adults and kids who live with dyslexia and find themselves challenged with reading easily. For those who struggle to order from restaurant menus, make sense of bank statements and legal documents or homework, this app promises to simplify daily life.
By taking a picture of text in books or magazines or on websites and signs, people with dyslexia can now benefit from a portable companion that adjusts font sizes, as well as the spacing in between words and letters. This app also has the ability to highlight, color code and change backgrounds and font colors for optimal contrast.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- AR Dyslexia Apps
- AR and OCR-based dyslexia apps are disrupting the education and assistive technology industry, providing real-time adjustments to text for people with dyslexia.
- Augmented Reality Personalization
- The use of augmented reality technology to provide personalized reading adjustments is disrupting the e-reader industry, providing a unique reading experience for dyslexic individuals.
- Mobile OCR Technology
- Mobile OCR technology is disrupting the software industry, by providing real-time text adjustment capabilities in a portable and accessible format for those with dyslexia.
Where This Applies
- Education Technology (edtech)
- The EdTech industry has an opportunity to integrate AR and OCR-based dyslexia apps in school settings to improve student performance and make learning more accessible for students with dyslexia.
- Assistive Technology
- AR and OCR-based dyslexia apps are disrupting the assistive technology industry, providing real-time adjustments to text that could benefit individuals with other cognitive challenges.
- E-reader
- The e-reader industry has an opportunity to integrate augmented reality personalization features to provide a unique reading experience for dyslexic individuals and increase consumer interest.
