Microsoft Reactor

Smart phones were the first step in bringing the internet, data, and AI away from the desk and allowing us to be connected and sense some of the world around us wherever we go. The next step was wearables. These started as smart watches and fitness trackers, but this is slowly expanding into smart connected clothing and other devices.
In this series we learn how to build some smart wearables, leveraging the power of the cloud to make out clothes come to life! Learn how to add subtitles to your speech with a smart t-shirt, light up your hoodie when people say nice things about you, or have a parrot on your shoulder that reads to you.

Episode 1 – Subtitle shirt
Ever wanted to have live subtitles as you speak? What about subtitles in multiple languages?
In this first episode of Wacky Wearables, Jim shows how to build a smart t-shirt that provides a live stream of everything you say, first in your native language, then translated into a language of your choice. Using a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero W 2, a $20 LED panel, and some free AI services in the cloud you two can build your own smart subtitling t-shirt.

Who should attend:
This show is targeted towards developers looking to learn AI using fun demos

Useful Event Resources:
https://aka.ms/ConvertSpeechtoText

Speaker:
Jim Bennett, Regional Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
Jim is a Regional Cloud Advocate focusing on building out and skilling communities in the Pacific North West, with a focus on the Microsoft Reactor in Redmond, Washington. He’s British, so sounds way smarter than he actually is, and is happy he moved to Redmond in time to be locked down at home and not see the office he came to work in, or the places he wanted to visit. In the past he’s lived in 4 continents working as a developer in the mobile, desktop, and scientific space. He's spoken at conferences and events all around the globe, organized meetup groups and communities, and written a book on mobile development.
He also hates and is allergic to cats, but has a 9-year-old daughter who loves cats, so he has 2 cats.