Our first CES 2025 Highlights show featured three Vision Tech expert speakers.

Cornel introduced .lumen, a self-driving headset for the visually impaired, which uses haptics and audio feedback, aiming for a cost of about $10,000. .lumen was part of the Nvidia Inception program in 2021.

Roland discussed eSight, a $4,950 device for central vision loss, fully reimbursed by Veteran Affairs. And described the robust eSight user community.

Bryan highlighted Lighthouse Guild's services, including medical, rehabilitation, and technology resources, emphasizing the importance of community and advocacy for the visually impaired.

Our discussion also covered the prevalence of vision loss as we age, especially macular degeneration, and the need for early detection. Bryan also explained the difference between the Glide device from Guidance and .lumen which both use haptics.

Recorded on January 23, 2025, this episode is part of the CES Highlights and Vision Tech Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Cornel Amariei, CEO and Founder, .lumen
Winner US Army’s $10,000 pitching competition at CES
Exhibited in Europe Pavilion AND Romania Pavilion in Eureka Park
Video blind person testing .lumen at CES

1-14-25 news .lumen Closes 5M pound raise
1-19-24 news .lumen and Toyota Mobility Foundation

Roland Mattern, Director of Marketing and Sales, eSight
Exhibited in Venetian Expo
Davis Daily video of Uproar PR event at Palazzo where Linda met Roland, Jamie Barendsen and User community advocate Gary Foster
Gentex eSight acquisition CES 2024 announcement

Bryan Wolynski, OD, FAAO, Chief Optometrist Officer, Lighthouse Guild
AgeTech Collaborative from AARP Participant - Test Bed
Speaking at:
ATIA Jan 30 - February 1, Orlando
CSUN AT Conference March 10-14, 2025 Anaheim

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page with additional resource links

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman