Sony unveils new eyeglasses for displaying movie subtitles

Friday, August 26, 2011 - 07:31 in Psychology & Sociology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Granted, movie subtitles aren’t something most people think about. In fact most groan when they find a movie they’ve paid to see suddenly starts projecting text at the bottom of the screen as it means they’ve entered the dreaded “foreign” zone. For others with hearing difficulties though, subtitles mean the difference between being able to watch a movie, or not. It’s for this latter group that Sony UK has been busy at work coming up with eyeglasses that can be worn that display the subtitles, unbeknownst to the rest of the audience.

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