In an interview with the UK publication The Independent, Apple’s Chief Creative Officer Jony Ive said the company is currently “working on a solution” for color blindness, which he described as a “troubling and complicated condition”.
Ive said: “It’s a very serious problem, we have a lot of work to do.
“We’re working through the development process to figure out what can be done to help them.””
In a similar interview with Business Insider, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that Apple is actively working on developing a color-blind color-correcting system, and has “been working on that for years”.”
We’re working through the development process to figure out what can be done to help them.”
In a similar interview with Business Insider, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said that Apple is actively working on developing a color-blind color-correcting system, and has “been working on that for years”.
The company is also working on making Apple Pay work for color-impaired people and other blind people, as well as a colour-selective eye lens for those with cataracts and macular degeneration.
Apple is also actively working with doctors and hospitals to make sure they can use the new color-selector technology.
Apple is expected to announce its new colorblind glasses and lenses in a keynote address on Monday, although the exact date has yet to be confirmed.
The company’s new glasses, which are expected to cost between $600 and $900, will feature a combination of new technologies including a “red” and “blue” filter, and the ability to create a “natural” or “bluish” effect, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Apple has previously said it would roll out a colour correction system for the blind as soon as possible, but the company has yet announced an exact timeframe.
