Be My Eyes to Huawei Smartphones, Meta Gives Smart Glasses To Blind Veterans & Hapware Wearable

Discover how Hapware’s AlEye wristband pairs with Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses to translate facial expressions, body language, and gestures into intuitive haptic feedback. Learn how this innovation can restore non-verbal communication for blind, low vision, and deafblind users.

Expanded Summary
This episode of Double Tap dives into the world of assistive wearables with Hapware co-founder Jack Walters. AlEye is a wristband that detects up to 27 non-verbal social cues—including smiles, waves, and even a middle finger—and translates them into discreet vibrations on the user’s wrist. By integrating with Meta’s smart glasses through their wearable SDK, Ally provides real-time cues without cloud processing, prioritising privacy and low latency.

Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explore how AlEye can improve communication in social and professional environments, why customisation and user control are key, and how Hapware is addressing privacy, edge processing, and future capabilities like spatial awareness and face recognition. The discussion also touches on Meta’s donation of Ray-Ban smart glasses to 130,000 US veterans and Be My Eyes’ expansion to Huawei’s HarmonyOS AppGallery, opening up accessibility to millions in China.

Relevant Links
Hapware Pre-Order: https://hapware.com
Be My Eyes: https://www.bemyeyes.com
Blinded Veterans Association: https://bva.org/glasses