Tag: StorySign
AI-powered sign language book app comes to iOS
An app that translates a selection of books into sign language has made the move on to Apple iOS, in a bid to help more than 30 million deaf children across the world. StorySign first arrived in December but has been limited to the Android operating system until now. The move on to iOS marks…
Huawei extends funding for AI-powered StorySign sign language app
A Huawei project to help deaf children learn to read using an AI-powered sign language animation is to be expanded with a funding boost and support for additional books. The smartphone maker is committing £500,000 to its StorySign app partnership with the European Union of the Deaf organisation, and plans to fund four new books…
Huawei launches AI-based story time app for deaf children and parents
A new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help deaf children and their parents learn to read together has launched in the UK. Chinese technology giant Huawei has created the StorySign app, which uses the firm’s own AI and a smartphone’s camera to recognise words on a page and translate them into sign language…
