Last week I posted a note about my dream of a speech recognition system that could be mounted on a pair of eyeglasses and project real-time captions. This week I see MedBio Research Centre in Hawaii has announced just such a system. The MedBio “Speak ‘n Read” system integrates speech recognition into a Sony hand-held computer that records the speaker’s voice and immediately displays captions on both the computer screen and a small projector on a pair of eyeglass frames. The company’s web site lists plenty of qualifications on how well it works under what conditions, but it’s impressive there’s a commercial product out there now. Distribution will be through audiologists and other hearing professionals.