Welcome back to another exciting Tech Connect! Today we are talking wearables, specifically the Maggie iVR, the Eyedaptic EYE5 and the ESight Go! Our Assistive Technology Specialists will showcase these three wearables and discuss everything from their hardware build quality, buttons and controls, and even which special features they have so that you can know which device might best fit your needs.
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0:00 Start
2:00 Appearance and Comfort, Examining the Hardware and Weight of each device
12:05 Ease of Use, Basic Button Controls and Menu Navigation, Settings
21:21 Additional and Special Features unique to each device
30:20 Price for each device and a wrap-up review of what each device can do!
34:30 Related Videos, Livestream 11am CST, LMS with Webinars for on demand ACVREP Credits!
Checkout our previous stand-alone videos examining the different devices:
Maggie iVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN2_fUtvfik
ESight Go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5COiv-tMVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWZX78jb4c
Eyedaptic EYE5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=851nmiH3A8g
LIVE EYE6 with Mikayla from Eyedaptic. Featuring IVY AI!
https://www.youtube.com/live/IMf1vyEFr44
LIVE from CSUN 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnZbtldneU
Contact Vision Forward Association:
Call us: (414-615-0103)
Email us: infocus@vision-forward.org
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If you have any additional questions about these or other wearable devices, please add those down in the comment section and we will endeavor to help!
Vision Forward's Tech Connect continues to bring you the information you need to make the most out of your devices. Our experts know there are many factors to consider, so if you have any follow up questions please post them in the comments and we will help you find the assistive tech that's best for you.
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdZ61dAGaL_k3I-_LcTPozan9upCqY8Yc
Catch-up with our most recent Tech Connect Livestreams!
Tech Connect live from the show floor at CSUN 2025!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnZbtldneU
EchoVision by AGIGA | Tech Connect Live!
https://youtu.be/ZL07ODx-tsE?t=1024
Brailliant and the Victor Reader Stream w/ Rachel Ramos from HumanWare!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzDYV0MRLY
Sign up for free on our LMS and you'll get access to full webinars eligible for free on demand ACVREP credits! https://techconnect.vision-forward.org/login/index.php
Webinar Teaser: "Dictation And Screen Reader use in Windows 11"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9_4pCvYYs
Be sure to subscribe and you'll be notified when we release Part 2 which will feature comparative demonstrations of each device!
0:00 Start
2:00 Appearance and Comfort, Examining the Hardware and Weight of each device
12:05 Ease of Use, Basic Button Controls and Menu Navigation, Settings
21:21 Additional and Special Features unique to each device
30:20 Price for each device and a wrap-up review of what each device can do!
34:30 Related Videos, Livestream 11am CST, LMS with Webinars for on demand ACVREP Credits!
Checkout our previous stand-alone videos examining the different devices:
Maggie iVR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN2_fUtvfik
ESight Go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5COiv-tMVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWZX78jb4c
Eyedaptic EYE5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=851nmiH3A8g
LIVE EYE6 with Mikayla from Eyedaptic. Featuring IVY AI!
https://www.youtube.com/live/IMf1vyEFr44
LIVE from CSUN 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnZbtldneU
Contact Vision Forward Association:
Call us: (414-615-0103)
Email us: infocus@vision-forward.org
Visit us online: https://www.vision-forward.org
Online Store: https://www.vision-forward.org/store
If you have any additional questions about these or other wearable devices, please add those down in the comment section and we will endeavor to help!
Vision Forward's Tech Connect continues to bring you the information you need to make the most out of your devices. Our experts know there are many factors to consider, so if you have any follow up questions please post them in the comments and we will help you find the assistive tech that's best for you.
Want more Tech Connect in your life? Try us Live! Be sure to join us for the upcoming YouTube Live! show on April 10th at 11am CST. Looking for the full playlist?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdZ61dAGaL_k3I-_LcTPozan9upCqY8Yc
Catch-up with our most recent Tech Connect Livestreams!
Tech Connect live from the show floor at CSUN 2025!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQnZbtldneU
EchoVision by AGIGA | Tech Connect Live!
https://youtu.be/ZL07ODx-tsE?t=1024
Brailliant and the Victor Reader Stream w/ Rachel Ramos from HumanWare!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzDYV0MRLY
Sign up for free on our LMS and you'll get access to full webinars eligible for free on demand ACVREP credits! https://techconnect.vision-forward.org/login/index.php
Webinar Teaser: "Dictation And Screen Reader use in Windows 11"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad9_4pCvYYs
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00:00It's been years since we've had a cage match like this.
00:04Three wearables enter, who will survive?
00:07Stay tuned.
00:08Welcome all back to another Tech Connect.
00:19We've got a doozy today, Luke.
00:22You know where doozy comes from?
00:23Actually, I have no idea.
00:24Well, it comes from the Duesenberg car.
00:27It's an amazing vehicle if you ever-
00:29German?
00:30Sounds like it could be, but I feel like they were American.
00:32But if you get a chance to check them out,
00:34they have excellent pipe work, so.
00:37Welcome to This Week in Vehicles,
00:39hosted by Luke and Corey.
00:41Now, we've got a doozy of a video today.
00:43We are going to be looking at three wearables,
00:46and this is actually going to be a two-part video.
00:49We will be comparing the Maggi IVR,
00:53the eSight Go, and the iDaptic i5.
00:57We've got a number of categories that we will be using
01:00to compare these three wearable devices.
01:03We are not going to be picking a winner.
01:06We just want to present you the information
01:08so you can choose which device you think is best for you.
01:13So we have standalone videos on all three of these devices
01:17where we did dig a little deeper into them.
01:20So please make sure you go and check those out.
01:22We'll put them down in the candy box?
01:26I'm not sure what a candy box is,
01:28but we're going to put it in one of those...
01:29It's in a candy box where you put candy in?
01:31Yeah, what is it?
01:32Movie theater candy box down below.
01:34You'll see links to all of those videos.
01:37So we are going to get started with our first category.
01:42Which is appearance and comfort.
01:43Just to let people know.
01:45I was leaving it blank just in case
01:47we didn't end up going in that order.
01:49Oh.
01:50That's what I was saying.
01:51Can we include this in the video?
01:54Stay tuned.
01:57Round one, fight!
01:59As we clearly stated at the end of the last section,
02:02we will be looking at appearance and comfort.
02:04But before we get into that,
02:06we know how people love trivia and love Duesenberg.
02:10Yeah.
02:11Who started the Duesenberg company?
02:14Please put it down in the comments if you know,
02:17and don't listen to me answering now.
02:19Okay.
02:20What is it?
02:21I'm giving people a second here to mute the sound.
02:24There we go.
02:25Would have been Fred and August Duesenberg.
02:28Oh, you are correct.
02:29Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
02:30Who would have ever guessed that you are correct?
02:31You are very correct.
02:32All right, let's get on with our video.
02:35So we are going to be starting.
02:37Our first category is looking at appearance and comfort.
02:41So what device are we going to start with?
02:44Let's start with the iDaptic i5.
02:47Okay.
02:48Okay.
02:49So, excuse me while I grab this device here.
02:52Hey, man.
02:53That was a lot less smooth than I was hoping for.
02:56So the iDaptic i5, Corey.
02:58Yes.
02:59I will hand you this device so you can get a feel for it.
03:02So the i5 is based around a pair of existing smart glasses.
03:08Okay.
03:09And there is a cable going from them to a smartphone.
03:12The smartphone powers the device
03:14and also has the software on which allows you
03:17to do the image processing and all of the controls
03:19are operated from the phone's touch screen.
03:22Now, the headset itself, the bit that you wear, Corey.
03:25Yes.
03:26What do you think about that?
03:27I actually like it.
03:28It's pretty, I mean, obviously,
03:29whenever we talk appearance,
03:30people are always wanting things that are light
03:33and resemble a pair of glasses, as close as possible.
03:38These are quite light.
03:41They are thicker than what a normal glasses would be.
03:46But I would say, I mean, until we can compare the other ones
03:50these are, I would say these are,
03:51I find the appearance to be good.
03:54Yeah.
03:55So these are definitely some of the best
03:56in terms of just physical appearance and weight.
03:58Very nice.
03:59Yeah.
04:00They do have a shaded, what am I trying to,
04:03what's the word for this here?
04:04Shaded filter that you can flip up almost.
04:07Yeah.
04:08So then.
04:09So you can use them like sunglasses, but if you go inside
04:11and you don't want the dark lenses,
04:12you can flip them up and out of the way.
04:13The main thing is though,
04:14they are almost like a pair of regular sunglasses,
04:17as Colby said, a little bit thicker,
04:18but they are very close to being like a pair
04:21of ordinary sunglasses.
04:22Now you do have the cable off going to the smartphone
04:24and you can put the smartphone in the pocket and everything.
04:26Not bad with the cable coming off.
04:28It's not pulling at all.
04:30Not a lot of weight on the bridge of the nose.
04:32That's the nicest thing, yeah.
04:33Very lightweight.
04:34There is a little bit of weight,
04:35but they have good nose pads here.
04:37It does feel like the support is decent.
04:39Same with coming over the ears.
04:41I'm not feeling that there's tons of weight.
04:45I don't have a strap or anything in the back.
04:47I can look straight down and I don't feel like
04:49the glasses are gonna fall off of my face
04:51and hit the ground.
04:52So I would say from a weight and comfort, also quite good.
04:57Yeah, definitely.
04:57The only downside, the only negative point
05:00for these ones, Corey, is that they only come
05:02with the one nose pad and it is adjustable,
05:06but there's only a certain degree of adjustment.
05:08And for some people, depending on the shape of their nose,
05:11they just will not sit in the right place.
05:13Sure.
05:14And so there's definitely a section of the population
05:16who are not gonna get on with these
05:17because the lenses won't be where they need to be
05:19or the screens won't be where they need to be
05:21in front of the eyes.
05:22That makes sense.
05:23That's the only thing, but other than that,
05:24lightweight, looks like a pair of sunglasses.
05:27I think you could wear these all day,
05:29no problem, and be comfortable.
05:30So, good stuff so far.
05:32Yep, all right.
05:33Congratulations.
05:34Let's take a look at the next device here, Corey.
05:35The most easily reachable is the eSight Go.
05:39Okay.
05:40If I'm not mistaken, is this the newest of the three?
05:44This, yes, this is the...
05:46Well, is it?
05:47Cause the Maggi also came out fairly recently.
05:49It is the latest eSight.
05:51It's the latest eSight, let's roll with that.
05:53So let me hand you this one.
05:54Now, this is just the headset, Corey.
05:56Okay.
05:57I'm gonna slide over the battery pack part as well.
06:00So feeling these right off the bat,
06:02they definitely, I can feel that they are heavier
06:05than the eSight.
06:06I'm sorry, heavier than the iDaptic 5.
06:09No question.
06:10The, I always say, what are you gonna call,
06:12what do you call this side?
06:13Well, they should be called the sides.
06:15Okay, then we'll call them the sides,
06:16the ear piece of the side.
06:18Definitely much thicker and more rigid
06:21than the iDaptic 5.
06:24The actual front part too is,
06:27so this does have a head strap,
06:28which is not going to fit my big, humongous noggin.
06:32I'm gonna loosen that.
06:33Well, I gotta loosen it up first.
06:34Okay.
06:35So let's put these on here.
06:38So also a cable coming off the left side.
06:44This one, I will say though,
06:45the cable's a little farther up the side piece.
06:49And so it doesn't really go behind your ear,
06:51comes more off to the side a little bit,
06:53which I find to be a little annoying, to be honest.
06:57I don't think that's a make or break,
06:58but just something I've realized.
07:01Definitely heavier to be wearing on the face.
07:04I can feel the weight a little bit more.
07:07Not absurd, not like, oh, I can't use this at all,
07:11but noticeably a little bit more heavy.
07:13And the frames, the glass piece in the front too,
07:17also feel to be a little thicker
07:19and have a little more substance than the i5.
07:21Now, there is a good reason for that.
07:22This one, everything is built into the headset.
07:25And the reason that wire exists from the side
07:27is actually just to connect to the battery pack,
07:29which I'll pass to you.
07:30Gotcha.
07:31Which is horseshoe shaped and fits around the neck.
07:32So that is literally just a battery pack.
07:34With the i5, it's connecting to a phone
07:36that's doing all of the actual work.
07:38But with this device,
07:39all the work is being done by the headset.
07:41Sure.
07:42Hence why it is a little bit thicker,
07:43that little bit heavier.
07:44Now that does potentially make it less comfortable.
07:47However, I have found that with the strap
07:49at the back of the head,
07:50once you've tightened that down,
07:52it actually really helps to distribute the weights
07:55pretty comfortably on your face.
07:56And the eSight do also come
07:58with three different size nose pads.
08:01And so you can swap out the nose pads
08:02depending on what type of nose you have.
08:04So that's definitely a plus
08:06in terms of the comfort side of things.
08:08Sure.
08:09These ones again do look like sunglasses.
08:11So they are going for that sunglasses style,
08:13but they are noticeably less sunglasses like
08:16compared to the i5.
08:18So looking at these,
08:19you would instantly say,
08:20okay, these look like sunglasses,
08:22but they're obviously not.
08:23They're quite a bit thicker.
08:24They're some kind of smart glasses.
08:25Exactly.
08:26And I think you would think the same with the i5 too,
08:29but it's a little less obvious.
08:31The i5 do look a little bit more like regular sunglasses.
08:34Yeah.
08:35And we'll get into this and ease of use
08:37and things like that.
08:38But there is an upside
08:40to not having a attached phone to the device.
08:44It truly does sort of become hands-free
08:47in the fact that you're not having to manage another device
08:50that it's connected to.
08:51But we'll stick around for ease of use
08:53and we'll talk more about that.
08:55All right.
08:55So let's take a look at the final device here.
08:58And this would be the Maggi IVR.
09:02And now this one caught me a little bit different.
09:04I'm going to pass it over to you
09:05and you can check out this one,
09:07but the design is a little bit conceptually different.
09:10Yeah.
09:10So from what I can tell right off the bat,
09:12rather than these,
09:14rather than the first two that were more kind of sunglasses,
09:18you definitely got your invite.
09:19You could see around them, above and side,
09:22they got more of your environment.
09:24These are a straight virtual reality goggle.
09:27I almost think that I would say these are a goggle
09:31more than a glass.
09:32This is going to block out everything around you.
09:35I'm not even going to attempt to put them on
09:36because my head's so big.
09:38Maybe I can try to get them on.
09:39But this is going to block out all light
09:42and everything around you
09:44versus the first two that we looked at.
09:47Let's see if I might not even be able to get it on.
09:50Oh, I can't get it on.
09:52I can't get it on.
09:53So.
09:54Maybe I'll put it on.
09:55I want you to put it on.
09:56There we go.
09:57There we go.
09:58So let's take a look.
09:59I think I need to adjust the side ones a little more,
10:01but that's okay.
10:01Oh yeah, it's even tight for me here.
10:03Here we go.
10:04So this is what this one looks like when it's on.
10:05Now, this one obviously is very different
10:08in terms of its design.
10:09It's not trying to look like a pair of sunglasses.
10:12It's really actually just, you know,
10:14looking like a pair of VR goggles.
10:16And there are pluses and minuses
10:17to the way that this is designed
10:19that we will discuss, you know, further on
10:22as we get into, you know, how well these devices work.
10:26But this one, we've got a phone in the front here.
10:28We have the VR goggles that fit in against the face.
10:31It definitely looks quite bulky.
10:33You know, it's quite heavy because the iPhone,
10:35which it uses is quite heavy as well.
10:36And so this is quite a heavy device too,
10:39which is something worth bearing in mind.
10:41Now, there is actually a newer phone piece
10:43and a different head strap on the latest version
10:47of the Maggi IVR.
10:48And unfortunately we don't have that here.
10:50So we can't comment too much on how well
10:52that helps to distribute the weight.
10:54But with this original version,
10:56it's definitely quite front heavy
10:57just because of the weight of the iPhone.
10:59So that's something worth bearing.
11:00And I assume that it probably makes a difference
11:02because they clearly said that they use feedback
11:05from this 15 Pro model and redesign the top head strap,
11:10put in that thicker foam for comfort
11:12and for weight distribution.
11:14So again, we can't say 100%,
11:16but it seems like you wouldn't make all that effort
11:19not to make a difference.
11:20No, so I assume it's probably a more comfortable
11:22than it was initially.
11:24I will say appearance wise,
11:25definitely is a quote unquote the ugliest
11:28because it just looks,
11:30it's just the largest and the bulkiest and everything.
11:32But in terms of these styles of devices,
11:35if you're gonna go for a VR device,
11:38the actual design of this one is actually really nice.
11:40So as far as these types of devices go,
11:42I will say that this is a really nice example
11:44of this type of device.
11:46So I think that's it for those.
11:49Anything else to say, Corey?
11:50No, I don't think so.
11:51I think all three have pluses and minuses
11:54around the appearance.
11:55I know.
11:55And we will keep moving on.
11:57And our next category is...
12:00Ease of use, hopefully.
12:05Okay, so it's time to talk about the ease of use of it.
12:08Ease of use.
12:10The ease of use of these three devices.
12:13We'll do it in the same order, Corey, why not?
12:15And that means that we're starting with the iDaptic i5.
12:18And when we talk ease of use,
12:19we're specifically going to be looking at the button layout.
12:23How do you control the device?
12:25Where are the buttons?
12:26What are the buttons?
12:27And then maybe just a little bit about menu structure.
12:29Is it intuitive?
12:31Is it kind of confusing?
12:32And then anything else that maybe causes troubles
12:36or a benefit when talking ease of use.
12:39So first thing to bear in mind with the iDaptic i5
12:41is that you cannot charge the device
12:44and use the device at the same time,
12:47unless you get an additional cable.
12:49The reason for this is that the headset plugs
12:51into the USB-C port of the phone.
12:53Remember, the phone is providing the battery power,
12:55the image processing, and is the controller for the device.
12:58And so the phone has to be connected to the headset
13:01in order for it to work.
13:02And because it's connected into the USB-C port,
13:04that means you can't charge the device at the same time
13:07because you need that USB-C port for charging also.
13:10However, if you get a splitter cable,
13:11then you would be able to do that.
13:13But I don't believe that iDaptic includes that.
13:15So one thing to bear in mind.
13:16Another thing to bear in mind is we cannot turn on the phone
13:19while the headset is connected
13:22because then it just doesn't work properly.
13:25You have to turn on the phone,
13:26wait for all of the software to start up,
13:28then connect to the headset,
13:29and then it will work properly.
13:31So not a big deal,
13:32but it's just something that you have to remember.
13:35So in terms of actual operation of the device,
13:38all of the operation is done through the phone's touchscreen
13:41and there are various things that we can press.
13:43Now, the menus are large print, high contrast.
13:45They have been obviously thought out.
13:47We have a slider at the bottom,
13:49which is used for changing magnification level.
13:51That also includes haptics.
13:52And so every 0.5 times magnification,
13:55you will feel haptic feedback to let you know
13:57you have increased or decreased by 0.5 times magnification.
14:01So that's nice.
14:02There are dedicated buttons there
14:04for turning on the bright text feature,
14:07for accessing the brightness controls
14:11for the brightness of the headset screens,
14:13and changing the contrast and things like that.
14:16And there are also some sliders you can use
14:18and there's buttons for changing to black and white,
14:21high contrast modes and things like that.
14:23The menus are intuitive.
14:26If you are a smartphone user,
14:27it's super obvious how to use it.
14:30Now, there is some settings you can get into,
14:32but you don't really need to worry about those
14:33for the most part.
14:35The major downside though, I would say, Corey,
14:37is that in order to use this device,
14:39you have to be able to see the phone screen
14:42enough to be able to manipulate the controls.
14:44Sure.
14:45And so if you've got the headset on,
14:46you could obviously look at the phone screen
14:48through the headset,
14:48or you could look underneath the headset.
14:50And I have found that some people struggle with that,
14:53particularly the magnification slider
14:55is obviously gonna be your main control.
14:58You use that most often, yeah.
14:59And it's kind of tricky just to get your thumb
15:02or finger in the right place and to slide it along accurately.
15:05I've had a number of clients who have struggled with that.
15:08And so how easy this device is to operate
15:10is really gonna be a factor of how much vision you've got
15:17and how well you can see that phone screen.
15:20So that's that one.
15:22Next was the E-Sight.
15:24E-Sight Go.
15:24Okay, E-Sight Go.
15:26This one controls pretty intuitive.
15:29We have a power button and that will turn it on.
15:32And also you can put it to sleep and wake it back up again.
15:35Now this is a physical control
15:37located on the top left side of the headset.
15:40And we also have some buttons located
15:41on the top right side of the headset as well.
15:44And those are all tactile.
15:46Only slight thing with them is they all kind of
15:48feel the same.
15:49Sure.
15:49So you have to kind of, you know,
15:50maybe you have to count.
15:52Okay, I need the second button back from the front.
15:54So you find the first button,
15:55count back to the second button.
15:56So you can find the buttons,
15:57you just, they all feel the same.
15:58You just kind of-
15:59Exactly.
15:59So you have to remember which one does what.
16:01In terms of the operation,
16:02now Chloe, you said that maybe you're not a big fan
16:05of the menu structure.
16:05The way that it works is there is one button
16:07that switches you between the modes.
16:10And then there are two buttons behind there,
16:12which adjust the mode.
16:13Now, so for example, if you're in the zoom mode,
16:15those two buttons would zoom in and out.
16:17But if you change to the color filter mode,
16:20those two buttons are going to change the color filter.
16:22Yeah.
16:22And so those two buttons always change
16:23whatever mode you're in.
16:24But it sounded like maybe you weren't a big fan of-
16:26Well, I think sometimes, you know,
16:28to me it's great to have dedicated buttons
16:30to your most used features,
16:33magnification, color contrast, maybe.
16:36But when you're using,
16:39when you have physical buttons on the device itself,
16:42you're obviously limited on how many buttons
16:44you can have, right?
16:45With the E, or I'm sorry, with the i5,
16:47you've got the added benefit of having a touch screen.
16:50So you've got all that real estate.
16:52You can have dedicated buttons to do things.
16:55They're touch screen buttons.
16:57But with the eSight Go,
16:58with all of it being physically on the device,
17:00which I actually think is a benefit.
17:03I think having those tactile buttons is great.
17:06It then causes this little bit of an issue.
17:09So it is sort of a give and go?
17:13No.
17:14Give and take?
17:14Give and take, thank you.
17:15Yeah.
17:16So that's my opinion.
17:19Yeah, fair enough.
17:20Now, one of the good things about the eSight
17:22is it does also have a remote control.
17:25And so you don't have to use those buttons
17:27up on the headset.
17:28The remote control provides all of the functionality
17:31via buttons.
17:32And these ones are different shapes
17:35and have a lot more tactile and easy to find,
17:37I would suggest.
17:38So using the dedicated remote for the eSight,
17:41although functionally it works very similar.
17:43So there is a button to change between the modes.
17:45There is two buttons to change within those modes
17:49and so on and so forth.
17:51It's just nice to have that separate remote control
17:53because it's so much more tactile and easy to use.
17:55However, it does take AAA batteries.
17:58Okay, that's good.
17:59Yeah, well, it is until they run out of power.
18:02Okay.
18:03Not an easy thing to change?
18:04Easy to change.
18:05It's just, I always find it a little bit of a hassle.
18:08Maybe if it was rechargeable, that would be better.
18:10Sure, I hear you.
18:11I guess it's always gonna be a challenge.
18:12I like that they kept some consistency
18:14between the button menu structure
18:16in the way you use it from the headset to the remote,
18:19that they're consistent.
18:20I think that's good.
18:21Yeah, for sure.
18:22Maggie?
18:23Well, all of the buttons are on the right side
18:26of the headset.
18:26Now, conceptually actually, Corey,
18:28it works very similar to the eSight Go
18:30in the sense that you have a mode button
18:32and then you have two other buttons
18:35that will change things within that mode.
18:36So it's a very simple menu structure.
18:39You just press the mode button
18:40to go into the mode that you want
18:42and then use the other two buttons
18:43to change whatever you want within that mode.
18:46So very similar to the eSight in that way.
18:49The buttons on the side of the headset are easy to locate
18:54and they are tactile.
18:55Now, they do have embossed signs on them.
18:57So one of them has an embossed plus,
18:59one an embossed minus,
19:00and one of them has an embossed letter M for mode.
19:05But I think those embossed things are kind of hard.
19:07It's kind of hard to feel exactly what they are.
19:09But it doesn't really matter that much
19:11because you can press either the one at the top,
19:13the one underneath that, or the one underneath that.
19:15So again, just remembering the position
19:17and that will allow you to remember what that button does.
19:20So I like, again, with the Maggie,
19:23you've got a pretty easy to use button layout.
19:26It kind of makes sense.
19:27It's intuitive.
19:29The one issue with the Maggie,
19:31and you would know better about this, Lucas,
19:34with the buttons on the right-hand side,
19:36if you're a lefty, not that you can't use your right hand,
19:39but it may not feel as comfortable to do
19:43where the eSight does have it on the right-hand side too,
19:46but that remote, you can obviously hold in your left hand.
19:50With the Maggie, you are stuck to just using
19:53that right hand to do everything.
19:56Exactly.
19:57And conceptually, that always seems like an issue.
19:59Now, how much of an issue it is in real life,
20:01I don't know, but it does seem like a bit of a problem
20:03that you have to reach up to the right side
20:04of a device to control it.
20:06One other thing about the Maggie, actually,
20:07is if you are using it with your personal iPhone,
20:09which you can do, then you do need to be able
20:13to remove your iPhone and then put your iPhone in regularly.
20:17So when you need to use your phone,
20:19you've got to slide the phone out.
20:20When you need to use the device,
20:22you've got to put the phone in.
20:23It's not a big deal, to be honest.
20:25It's well-designed the way that they do it.
20:26There's just a clasp at the front that we can raise,
20:28and then we can kind of pull the phone out.
20:31And then when we want to use it, we can slide it in
20:33and it locks into place.
20:35Not a big hassle, but it's just something to be aware of
20:37that you will need to do if you are using your own phone
20:39for this device.
20:40Yeah, I have a feeling it's one of those
20:43where it seems like a good, like, oh, no problem,
20:45but I bet you after a while, it becomes annoying
20:49to have to constantly pull it in and out.
20:51I bet you most people, I would guess,
20:54find it better to just get a dedicated phone
20:58for the Maggi.
20:59Yeah, which you can do,
21:00because you can buy the device with the phone
21:01from Maggi Vision.
21:03So, you got it.
21:04But there we go.
21:05So they've all got their own pros and cons.
21:07As usual, which one will work best for you?
21:09Well, that's for you to decide.
21:12And talking of deciding, we need to decide, Corey,
21:15in the next section, which of these devices
21:18have got the best additional features.
21:24We are ready to move on to our advanced features.
21:27Now, you might be saying,
21:27Corey, you haven't even showed us the generic features.
21:30Yep, but stick around, that will be in part two
21:33of this video.
21:34Just to let people know what will be happening in part two,
21:36we will actually be doing the testing in part two.
21:39So this is just kind of an overview of stuff.
21:42But in part two, we'll be looking at some tests,
21:46including which one looks best at different magnifications,
21:49which one works best in low light conditions,
21:52which one has got the best color mode.
21:54So that will be coming up in part two.
21:55This one is more of just a discussion.
21:57Yes, so we are looking at the advanced features.
22:01What does it have that maybe the other one doesn't have?
22:04So we will be starting with the i5,
22:07like we have in all the other categories.
22:09Indeed, so the i5 does have a number of features,
22:12which are actually some of which are unique to it,
22:14which is kind of nice.
22:15So we'll start off with the one that which isn't unique,
22:17which is the ability to adjust contrast.
22:19There is a slider that we can use
22:20to adjust the contrast of the image,
22:22and you can also set it to auto enhance as well.
22:25So pretty standard feature, but it's nice to see it here.
22:28But next we have bright text.
22:29Now, this is a unique feature,
22:31and the bright text basically makes text stand out more.
22:35Now, don't ask me algorithmically how it works,
22:37but it does seem to work.
22:39It kind of gives text a bolder outline
22:41and makes it more visible.
22:42I will say where I like this feature, but I'm sighted.
22:45Some of my clients who have low vision
22:47have not really liked it very much.
22:49So yeah, I guess results will vary,
22:50but at least it's there.
22:51You can try it, see if it works for you.
22:54The next feature I haven't had a lot of success with,
22:56I have to admit, it is auto zoom.
22:59And this would be for zooming in on faces or text.
23:03You have to choose which one you want.
23:04And the idea is it will automatically zoom in
23:07if it sees a face or if it sees text
23:09so that you don't have to do it with the remote control.
23:12I just haven't found it to work super consistently,
23:14but it could be me, I'm not sure.
23:16But it's an interesting idea
23:18because otherwise you do have to kind of, you know,
23:20use the phone to change the magnification.
23:23And if it automatically zooms,
23:25then it's essentially hands-free, right?
23:26So it's a cool idea,
23:28but I just haven't seen it to work that great.
23:30The next feature, however, again, a unique feature.
23:32I'm thinking the iFi has got a lot of unique features.
23:35And this one is very cool.
23:37It's the ability to switch in between the headset camera
23:41and the phone camera.
23:42So essentially the controller camera.
23:45And the resolution of the phone camera
23:46is actually a fair bit higher than the headset camera.
23:49So you get a really nice quality image.
23:51So you're looking through the phone camera,
23:53but you're seeing it in the headset.
23:55Yeah, in some cases could be better for reading texts
23:57or some fine details, you know,
23:59that you really want to get in and see.
24:01Obviously you lose the hands-free aspect,
24:03but still something that the other ones don't offer.
24:05Yeah, I think it's a really neat feature.
24:07It does take a bit of getting used to
24:08because you kind of like, if you move your head,
24:11it doesn't change where you're looking
24:12because you're looking through the phone camera.
24:13Oh, good call, sure.
24:14So it's kind of like rubbing your tummy
24:15and tapping your head.
24:16It takes a bit of a practice, you know?
24:17Sure.
24:18But yeah, really cool feature.
24:20If you get the i6 Cori,
24:21which is the model up from the same hardware,
24:23but you also get AI assistance as well.
24:26Oh yeah.
24:27And so, you know...
24:28Ivy.
24:29Ivy, yeah.
24:29So you can talk to Ivy and get Ivy to do stuff for you,
24:32like take a picture through the headset camera
24:34and describe what Ivy is seeing.
24:36Not necessarily groundbreaking
24:37because you can do that with a bunch of stuff these days,
24:39but you know, I guess it's cool to have it available.
24:42And one final feature.
24:43One last feature.
24:44One final feature, yes.
24:45That would be the portal.
24:46Very good call.
24:48The portal is essentially like the IrisVision's bubble mode.
24:52It kind of gives you a circular area
24:53in which things are magnified
24:55and outside of that, things are the regular size.
24:57I haven't found myself using it too much to be quite honest.
24:59I assume you can adjust the size of the portal.
25:02From what I've seen, no.
25:03No, okay.
25:04I don't think so.
25:05I could be wrong.
25:06And to get to it, you have to go through the settings.
25:07So it's not a feature that's immediately available.
25:10It's not something they've bubbled up to the top,
25:12really, then.
25:13Gotcha.
25:14Very clever.
25:15So yeah, I don't know how essential
25:16they think the feature is
25:17and I haven't found a ton of use for it.
25:19But anyway, i5, it's got a lot of unique features.
25:22It does.
25:23A lot of advanced features, one would say.
25:25One would say a lot of advanced features,
25:27but whether they are all useful,
25:29well, that's going to depend on the individual.
25:31Yeah.
25:32As with anything.
25:32All right, so now we will talk
25:33about the eSight GO's features.
25:35Now, eSight traditionally has had a number
25:38of additional features,
25:40but this one's a little less feature-rich,
25:42at least at the moment.
25:43Yeah.
25:44Bearing in mind, it's only just released.
25:45Actually, funnily enough, Corey,
25:47if you go to the website
25:48and try to look at the details of the eSight GO,
25:51it says, like, basically-
25:52They haven't been finalized.
25:53Yeah, they haven't been finalized yet,
25:55which is kind of funny
25:56because it has actually released.
25:58But anyway, so some features that we have
26:00with the eSight GO,
26:01and I'll start with the one that I like the best.
26:04This is a tilt feature,
26:05and it allows you to basically tilt the camera downward.
26:09This is a digital tilt.
26:11It's not actually moving the camera position,
26:12but you can tilt the camera downward.
26:15And the idea is if you're reading,
26:17you don't have to crank your neck down
26:20to look at the reading materials.
26:21You can tilt the camera down.
26:23And I do think, like, neck strain is a potential issue
26:26with any of these devices.
26:27And I think the eSight with the tilt
26:29has got a nice way to get around that.
26:31So, cool feature.
26:33That's probably the best of the additional features.
26:35The other ones that we have, again, contrast.
26:37So we can change the contrast just like we could
26:39with the i5 as well.
26:41We also have talking menus.
26:44So as you're navigating through the menus,
26:45you will hear those menus being spoken aloud to you,
26:49which is nice.
26:50And actually another good feature,
26:51probably as good as the tilt,
26:53is the ability to have your prescription built in.
26:55Now, you cannot do this with the i5.
26:57So if you wear a glasses prescription,
26:59oftentimes you will find it does help with the wearables.
27:02It will make them clearer.
27:04You cannot get your prescription built into the i5,
27:06and the i5 is not designed for you
27:07to wear your glasses underneath.
27:09With the eSight GO,
27:10you can get your prescription built right in,
27:12and that way you are gonna get
27:14the clearest image that you could get.
27:17That makes sense.
27:18Yeah, so a nice feature for sure.
27:21Okay, on to the Maggi.
27:23And the Maggi's got a number of exciting features.
27:25Corey, number one, it uses an iPhone.
27:28It's the only wearable to use an iPhone.
27:31And the iPhone slots in the front.
27:33As we already said, you can use it as your own phone,
27:36but you can also slot it in there and use it.
27:38And because it's an iPhone,
27:39it does have a good camera optics.
27:41So that is one of their selling points.
27:43Very nice.
27:43We also have adjustable pupillary distance.
27:47Or PD, if you're in the business.
27:48Or PD.
27:49Surely it'd be pupillary distance
27:51if you're in the business and PD.
27:52No, doctors have no time to save that whole long word.
27:56There is a PD.
27:57Okay, there you go.
27:58So adjustable PD,
28:00and also adjustable focus for each eye using some-
28:03Or F, as we like to call it in the business.
28:05Using some dials on their headsets.
28:09The Maggi also has a changeable, I'm gonna say.
28:13Contrast, exposure, and screen brightness.
28:16So we have lots of ways to adjust the image.
28:19Exposure is different from,
28:20I mean, most of the other devices
28:22all have contrast brightness.
28:23That's pretty common.
28:24But exposure, I don't think I've seen a wearable
28:27that allows you to change exposure.
28:28I'm gonna try and say what these are.
28:30Okay, go for it.
28:31Contrast is the difference between the blacks
28:33and the whites in the image.
28:35The brightness is the brightness of the screens
28:37of the headset.
28:38And then the exposure is the amount of light
28:40which is being allowed in.
28:43That's what I think they are.
28:44So just for anybody watching who's wondering.
28:46I believe you're right.
28:47Okay, good stuff.
28:49And then Maggi also has a TV streaming box option.
28:53And so this is something which you can purchase.
28:54Now, unfortunately we haven't been able
28:56to try the TV streaming box,
28:58but we did see it at the CSUN conference.
29:00And you can check out a card
29:03that Jonathan will hopefully put up
29:04if you wanna see us at the CSUN conference.
29:06We live stream from there.
29:08Yes, the TV streaming box was different
29:11to any of the other ones that I've seen.
29:13So for example, the Iris Vision and the Vision Buddy
29:16are using the same type of streaming box,
29:17which is quite a large streaming box with aerials on it.
29:21The one that Maggi had was way smaller.
29:23It was almost credit card sized,
29:24maybe a little bigger than that.
29:26But they're obviously doing their own thing with that.
29:28So that could be really cool.
29:30If you like to watch TV with your headset,
29:31it will stream the image right into the headset.
29:33And when we say TV, it doesn't have to exactly be TV.
29:37It's an HDMI streaming.
29:38So any HDMI source, if that is a TV,
29:42if that's a Fire Stick or even your computer,
29:44you can run through that box.
29:46Indeed you can.
29:47I think that was all the unique features, Corey.
29:49Did we miss anything?
29:50Nope, I think you've got it down pat.
29:52All right, perfect.
29:53So those are all of the additional features
29:55of all of the devices.
29:56And again, you can decide
29:58if any of those are applicable to you,
29:59which one might have the best features for your needs.
30:03And when we release the next video,
30:07which should be two weeks after this one releases,
30:08then we will be going through
30:09some of those standard features
30:10and comparing them against each other in actual tests.
30:14But for now, Corey,
30:15I think it's time to talk about the dreaded thing,
30:19the price.
30:20Yeah.
30:27Price is obviously important
30:28and will help you make your decision
30:30when picking a wearable.
30:31So we wanna give you a price.
30:33Now remember, this is at time of shooting video,
30:36which is March 21st, 2025.
30:40You sound very excitable, Corey.
30:42I am.
30:43All right, here we go.
30:44Ready?
30:44I'm gonna hit you with some,
30:45and you need to tell me the prices.
30:47First, we're gonna start with the Adaptic i5.
30:49Go, price.
30:50i5, we are looking at $3995.
30:55That's $3,995 MSRP.
30:59Yes.
30:59And what about the i6?
31:01That would be a $4,500 MSRP.
31:03And remember, the i6 is exactly the same model
31:07as we were showing today,
31:08but it has the virtual assistant,
31:11the AI assistant built in called, Corey?
31:13Ivy.
31:14Correct.
31:15And you can actually see with the car
31:16that Jonathan's gonna put up here,
31:18a live show that we did with Michaela,
31:20where she demonstrated Ivy.
31:23I wasn't there, unfortunately.
31:24So if you were wanting to see that video to see me,
31:27unfortunately I will not be there,
31:29but please still watch it.
31:30Indeed, and we will put the link down
31:32in the treasure chest down below as well.
31:34Nice.
31:35All right, next device, Corey.
31:36eSight Go, please give me the price.
31:38Well, it's come down considerably
31:40from the original eSight, which was 10 grand.
31:42Well, weren't they at 15 when they first came out?
31:45Yeah, I think they were at 15,000
31:46when they first came out.
31:47Anyways.
31:48eSight Go is very much cheaper
31:50than the original eSight,
31:51coming in at $4,950.
31:55Ooh, wonderful.
31:57And the last is the Maggi IVR.
32:00Indeed, and that one is gonna set you back
32:03either $2,500 if you just get the headset
32:06and use your own phone with it,
32:09or if you get to the iPhone,
32:10I assume it's the iPhone 16 Pro now.
32:12They are, yes, she did say
32:14that they are now doing the 16 Pro.
32:16Yep, and that's gonna set you back $3,500
32:20with the phone included.
32:21That seems like the better deal to me, Corey.
32:22Yeah, $1,000 for the iPhone 16 Pro
32:27is actually a good deal.
32:28Yeah, and yeah, that seems to be the current prices.
32:31As of today, that could change at any time though.
32:34So who knows, but that's what it is at the moment.
32:37Now, do we think any of these are great value for money
32:41and affordable for everybody?
32:44No, but that's true for every assistive technology device.
32:48I mean, they are expensive
32:49and there's no way around that, but-
32:51Yeah, and Corey, I just wanna interject here.
32:54We do often get comments from people
32:56saying, oh, this device has been made
33:00for people who are rich.
33:01You know, I won't be getting,
33:02I guess I won't be getting one of these.
33:04I'd just like to point out, we don't set the prices.
33:07We do not make any of these devices.
33:09We're just talking about the devices.
33:10And yes, we are aware that they are expensive
33:12and that sucks.
33:13Unfortunately, you know, that's the way it is
33:15and there's nothing we can do about it.
33:16And that's why we're making these set of videos though.
33:19We wanna make sure that if you're gonna be investing
33:21that amount of money, that you have as much resources
33:24as you can so that you can make a more educated decision.
33:28Yeah, exactly.
33:29As we mentioned, this is going to be a two-part video.
33:32This is the end of part one, but hold on.
33:34Don't turn it off just yet
33:36because we have some exciting things to talk about.
33:38We do?
33:39Yes, we do.
33:40But part two will be coming out two weeks
33:42after you see this video.
33:44Only if you're watching this on the day of release.
33:46Well, now's what you're watching.
33:47If you're watching it on the day of release.
33:48Well, yeah, everyone watches it on the day of release.
33:51They're actually lining up as we speak.
33:53They don't even know we're filming it,
33:54but yet they're sitting and waiting for it to release.
33:57Yeah.
33:57So all right, two weeks from,
33:59well, or it could be available right now.
34:01Just go check out our feed.
34:02But part two, as Luke mentioned,
34:04we'll be getting more hands-on,
34:06seeing the actual device in use
34:10and seeing how they perform.
34:12I will say though, unfortunately,
34:14you cannot record directly from these devices.
34:17And so we will be trying them out in real time
34:19and giving our impressions of how well they work
34:23and comparing them against each other.
34:25But unfortunately, you won't be able to see on the screen
34:27what we are seeing through the headsets.
34:29Yeah.
34:30Just to let people know that.
34:30But we will be giving our honest opinions
34:32about how we think they perform.
34:34And again, if you're not familiar with wearables,
34:37then it will be weird that you watch this whole video.
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34:42And please let us know in the comments if you did watch this
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34:47But you will, down in the breadbox there,
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36:41Any final words, Corey?
36:42Yes.
36:43Yes.
36:44Word.
36:45Zzz.
36:46See you later, bye.