A Toronto teen is hoping to change the lives of visually impaired people around the world with a new app that can identify virtually any object with the quick tap of an iPhone or iPad. Growing up, Tukrel often travelled to Pune, India to visit his aunt who worked at the K. K. Eye Institute, a hospital dedicated to providing eye care for people who can’t afford it. “I thought I could use computer vision for a more humanitarian use, and help visually impaired people,” he said. Tukrel’s iPhone app, iDentifi, allows users to take a photo of virtually any object, and then describes that item in great detail back to the user. Tukrel hopes it makes every day tasks — like picking out the can of pop you want — easier for people who are visually impaired.

Source: thestar November 28, 2016 11:02 UTC