{"id":9698,"date":"2026-11-05T07:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9698"},"modified":"2026-11-05T07:24:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T13:24:35","slug":"feeling-a-smile-exploring-aleye-with-hapwares-jack-walters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9698","title":{"rendered":"Feeling a Smile: Exploring ALEYE with HapWare\u2019s Jack Walters"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_628\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9698-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What if you could feel someone smile, wave, or reach out for a handshake? Jeff Thompson welcomes HapWare cofounder Jack Walters to explore ALEYE, a wearable wristband designed to translate facial expressions, gestures, and other nonverbal cues into distinct vibration patterns. Working with a smartphone camera or Meta glasses, ALEYE offers blind and low vision users another way to access the silent side of conversation. How do you learn those patterns? Can you choose which cues you receive? And what\u2019s coming next? Discover how touch could open new possibilities for connection, from classrooms and job interviews to everyday social moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links of interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hapware.com\/\">HapWare.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hapware.com\/events\">HapWare.com\/events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?page_id=9695\">Full Transcript:<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_630\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9698-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/HapWareAlEye2026.mp3 Podcast Summary: What if you could feel someone smile, wave, or reach out for a handshake? Jeff Thompson welcomes HapWare cofounder Jack Walters to explore ALEYE, a wearable wristband designed to translate facial expressions, gestures, and other nonverbal cues into distinct vibration patterns. Working with a smartphone camera or Meta glasses, ALEYE offers blind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-2wq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9555,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9555","url_meta":{"origin":9698,"position":0},"title":"Blind Abilities: shootin\u2019 the Breeze: The Stuff That Sticks","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"June 19, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Jeff, Pete, Christina, and Lori gather for a relaxed conversation filled with stories, laughter, and thoughtful reflections. 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