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   Alex Hall (alexhall@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 04:42:43 JST Alex Hall

   Someone told me about the OKO app today. It uses a phone's camera and AI to recognize when a traffic signal indicates it's safe to cross a street. I remember it coming out, but I figured it wasn't going to work well so I never tried it. I'm told it's actually quite something. Has anyone used this? It sounds like yet another great app I'll only truly use when I can have it running on AR glasses.

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     Alex Hall (alexhall@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 15-Nov-2023 04:42:43 JST Alex Hall

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     From what I was told, you start the app, then hold your phone to your chest with the camera facing out and slowly pivot. Once the camera sees the traffic signal, it'll tell you if you can cross or not. Hold still, and wait for the app to indicate it's safe to cross. Very cool stuff, but will I do this while I'm listening to traffic and have a dog or cane in one hand?