UEA vision has the edge

Spectral Edge, a spin-out of University of East Anglia, has launched a product aimed at improving the television experience for the 4% of the world’s population who suffer from colour blindness.

The UK-based spin-out, formed in 2011, is offering its service via integration with regular consumer set top boxes, and allows colour-blind viewers a better differentiation between red and green while having a minimal impact on the picture for those without the condition, so a programme can be enjoyed by both simultaneously.

Christopher Cytera, managing director of Spectral Edge, said: “Our Eyeteq technology has been proven to enhance the still image viewing experience for colour-blind people, and we are now extending this to TV and video content. Service providers and set top box manufacturers can see the benefits in increasing accessibility to colour blind viewers, and Eyeteq provides the perfect solution for the living room TV screen. Our trials have proved the concept, and it is now ready for integration into prime time consumer technology in order to transform how colour-blind people, and their families, watch TV.”