Many may think that technology has been to blame for the fact that the habit of reading has been lost over the years, because it seems to be more fun to watch videos or check various social networks than to pick up a book. However, this is a fairly common behavior over the years, in fact, it has been estimated that by adolescence and high school, the reading habit is lost between school homework and new interests that young people discover.

For example, In Columbia, according to a recent survey by the Columbia Book Chamber, people have increased their reading time to 2.7. books per year. Which puts Colombians in fourth place in the ranking of countries where people read the most, Peruvians are in fifth place with 1.2 titles per year.

In third place, Mexico is a country where its citizens read 3.4 books a year, followed by Argentina and Chile. Accordingly, according to Buscalibre, because in these nations its population reads more than 5 books a year.

In any case, although these figures are disappointing or positive depending on the case and perspective, there are many people who cannot read often because they have vision problems or other conditions such as aphasia or fatigue.

The World Health Organization says that 1.3 billion people worldwide have some form of visual impairment. And in this case, technology should not be considered an enemy from the beginning, but an ally, as various devices have been developed that promise to help people who cannot see well.

OrCam Read is a class A portable reader that looks like a pencil that through LED lighting and an integrated camera Plays lyrics in audio Books, magazines, labels and any kind of physical content in general, as well as open documents on mobile phones, tablets and computers.

Another feature of this item is that there is no need to connect to a Wi-Fi network to use it, however, a system update or Pair it with wireless headphones If it will be necessary to use the Internet network, because the gadget is still an element of the Internet of Things.

If you’re looking for a little more discretion, the OrCam MyEye is a similar device to the previous one, only smaller Covers the wearer’s glasses, so it can also play audio in real-time and activated by swiping a finger across the text surface, on paper or screen.

In addition, it has facial recognition and has the ability to differentiate colors, banknotes and consumer products. But running your finger over the lines of text is not the only option, as it can also be Follows the user’s gaze and then reads the writing in more than 25 languages.

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