Owlett ^Company

The company is working on a device that can describe anything placed in front of it to help the visually impaired around the house.
Compared to other solutions, this device is designed to be statically placed in the home and used when something is placed in front of it. People who are partially visually impaired can use a number of apps that can help with this issue, such as TapTapSee and BeMyEyes. These rely on the user to have the ability and sightedness to be able to use a smartphone, which cuts off the completely blind. A number of physical devices also exist such as the OrCam, a head mounted device that can read or describe anything placed in front of it.