Subtitle Glasses from Spain

There are lots of people with hearing loss who don't go to movies because there are no subtitles, though Mopix and others are changing that fact. While these glasses may look silly, I would wear them if the subtitling was efficient.

Count me in for support of this product. It's about accessibility and inclusion, not making Deaf or hard of hearing persons wait until a film is on video or DVD to rent/buy after everyone else has had the opportunity to see it in first-run. Frankly, hearing hearing-persons' complaints that having to watch subtitles or captions is what's silly - typically its Americans who being ethnocentric dislike having to "tolerate" films not in English or films with subtitles. They just need to get over it and think about whose access is being denied for their own convenience. Now, let's talk about getting rid of cellphones from theaters!

Is there a need? Is it silly? ... maybe if you can hear well, and English is your first language. There are over 30 million Deaf or Hard of Hearing People in America, alone. A fair percentage of them can't understand the dialog of a movie. In the past many have been reluctant to "come out" and use technology of any kind, but that's changing as technology improves. These glasses would also serve the world-wide market for captions in languages different from the spoken audio. Of course there is a need; the question is does it work well. If it works well, then I'd expect a market in the millions; that's a demand that should support mass production.

There are LOTS of people who need this -- and not just for foreign films. In America alone, there are 30 million hard-of-hearing people who rely on captions to enjoy television and movies. While there are a few theaters in major markets that have some sort of open- or closed-captioning, 98 percent of theaters don't offer this because of the expense and time involved in having special screenings. But a system like this available in every movie theater would be a godsend to people who have trouble hearing (like my wife). There are a number of different approaches to creating individualized, "heads-up" captioning technology, and this is just one. Silly? I'd pay big bucks to be able to enjoy first-run films with my hearing-impaired wife. Let me know when and where, and I'll be the first on line to sign up!!!

I happen to be blind in my right eye, so is there an option to switch the receptor over to the left side?

AHHH!! Progress!! Don't we all love it!!!!
I guess it beats nothing!! I'm not sure how comfortable they are, but it's something to at least try!!!

Huh?

does this mean everybody has to sit in one side of the theatre?

I am very adverse to anything red in right eye!

Nothing's impossible, but is there a demand?

Surely this can't be mass-produced. It just seems so.. silly.