NEW YORK – Amazon Echo created Echo Frames so eyeglass wearers could be connected to the world around them in a hands-free manner, company executives told Healio at Vision Expo East.
By instructing Alexa through the eyeglass microphone, wearers can make calls; listen to music, podcasts or audio books; hear the news; set reminders; update shopping lists; and control smart devices in the home.
“It’s an on-the-go Alexa product,” Echo Frames senior product manager Natalie Raps told Healio. “Open ear audio directs sounds to your ear while minimizing what people around