The Smart Goggles that could make lost keys, mobile phones or iPod a thing of the past
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Smart goggles: The glasses that can remember where people last saw their keys, handbag, iPod or mobile phone
Those frustratingly frantic searches for mislaid car keys or mobile phones could soon be a thing of the past. Japanese scientists have invented a pair of intelligent glasses that remembers where people last saw their keys, handbag, iPod or mobile phone.
The spectacles - which come with a built in camera, display screen and computer brain - can even identify unfamiliar plants or faces.
In fact, the only thing it can't help you find are your glasses.
The Smart Goggles are the brainchild of Prof Kuniyoshi at the University of Tokyo. He believes they could revolutionise the lives of people who suffer from regular "senior moments", as well as those suffering from serious memory problems caused by dementia.
The Smart Goggles contain a compact video camera which films everything the wearer looks at - and a viewfinder which fits snugly in front of the right lens.
The glasses are connected to a small, but smart computer processor worn on the back which can learn to recognise shapes extremely quickly.
To use the glasses, the wearer first wanders around a house or workplace for an hour or so, looking at the objects he or she may later want to find in a hurry.
Each time the camera focuses on a object - such as a set of keys, a mobile phone or a purse - the wearer says the name aloud. The name is then recorded and stored into the memory.
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