It’s nowhere near perfect, but this free Android app is a must-try for everyone, blind or sighted.
Standing with my eyes closed in the bathroom, I aim my phone in the air. It vibrates, more and more, until it’s buzzing with excitement. “Toilet,” it announces in a female robot voice. “Shower,” it adds a few moments later. My phone is seeing for me, and it’s scary-remarkable. Like the first time Dragon Dictate understood my speech, or Facebook picked my head out of a crowd.
