When high-tech innovator Kevin Johan Wong looked for inspiration for his latest venture, he didn’t need to look any further than his own immediate family. His close relationship with his father Peter challenged him to find ways to “go beyond the screen” when interacting with digital devices. Like most blind individuals, Peter Wong had traditionally experienced a higher degree of difficulty with visually-driven technologies such as smart phones and tablets.
As the founder and chief executive officer of Origami Labs, Kevin Wong developed the ORII Smart Ring – a voice-powered device that doesn’t just make life easier for people with visual impairments. Virtually everyone can appreciate the practical convenience and the impressive technology of this revolutionary product.
Worn on the finger like an ordinary ring, the ORII Smart Ring is the first and only digital device in the world that turns your finger into a smart phone. This product uses bone conduction, a natural phenomenon that has been employed in many pieces of medical grade equipment.
The ORII Smart Ring sends sound vibrations directly through the finger that emanate as audible sound. When ORII users place their fingers next to their ears, they get an invisible mobile device speaker that only they can hear.
ORII is perfect for making phone calls, playing apps, or surfing the Internet simply and discreetly. And because it is also voice activated, this device offers a 100% screen-free user experience.