🗝️ Use case 18 NextGreenfield · Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB
Which memory aids and assistive devices work privately, and which need the cloud?
A patient, private memory aid: what happened today, who visited, what was decided, gentle prompts, with carers informed by consent.
Researched Oct 11, 20265 solutions reviewedAI in the cloud: 3 of 5
Prismatic Agents makes Prismatic. Its row is first, highlighted and labelled, so you can compare every solution against it; the others follow alphabetically and are ranked by nobody. Every value carries an evidence label; "Where Prismatic leads" is our view as its maker.
The situation today
People with memory loss, brain injury or low vision use voice assistants for reminders, simplified phones, and AI glasses that read and recognise faces. Most AI help is in the cloud; one standout, OrCam MyEye, works fully offline. A private companion that remembers what happened today, who visited and what was decided, with gentle prompts, is still missing.
Machines and chips in use: Smart speakers, phones, wearable cameras and glasses.
Greenfield for Prismatic. No product here keeps a private, lasting local mind inside the machine: Prismatic on the Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB is designed for this gap.
The chart
MeasuredPublishedReportedEstimateNot disclosedNot disclosed is never shown as “no”.
Solution
Type
Machine and chip
Where its AI thinks
Lasting memory
Offline
Price
PrismaticWe make it
Lasting local mind (never controls motion or safety)
Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB inside the machine (greenfield)
Local only Measured
Lasting memory with sources, receipts and handover Measured
Yes Measured
US$9 per person a month, unlimited turns; US$25 activation + Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB module US$2,999 once per person (proposed sector licence) Estimate
Alexa (reminders and routines) · Amazon
Voice assistant
Echo devices; cloud
Cloud Reported
Reminders and routines Reported
No Reported
Device price; Alexa+ subscription for some (reported) Reported
Apple Assistive Access · Apple
Simplified iPhone experience
iPhone
On device (interface) Published
Not a memory aid Published
Yes Published
Included with iPhone Published
Be My AI · Be My Eyes
Visual description assistant
Phone app; GPT-4
Cloud Published
Not described Not disclosed
No Published
Free for blind and low-vision users Published
Envision Glasses · Envision
AI smart glasses
Google Glass Enterprise 2 hardware
Mostly cloud features (reported) Reported
Ally learns about you over time Published
Partly Reported
$2,499.00 USD Published
OrCam MyEye 3 Pro · OrCam
Wearable reading and recognition aid
Clip-on camera device
On device, fully offline Published
Recognises saved faces and products Published
Yes Published
US$4,490 list (reported) Reported
What Prismatic would cost you
Sector price: US$9 per person a month, unlimited. Proposed list prices in US dollars; change the numbers and everything updates.
First year—
Each year after—
Five years—
Prismatic licence only, five years—
What this sector pays today, five years—
Cloud AI instead, five years—
What this sector pays today: Assistive AI devices US$1,899-4,490 upfront (Envision Glasses, OrCam MyEye) (Published, source). That is often a whole product; Prismatic adds the lasting local memory beside it. Hardware is bought by you from Apple or NVIDIA. Electricity at 14.2¢/kWh around the clock. Prices are proposals until the first customer agrees them. How Prismatic is licensed
Run your numbers
Care time spent re-telling the day
Time carers spend re-explaining and checking.
Carer hours a year—
Cost a year—
Possible relief a year—
How it works: hours = minutes ÷ 60 × 365. A companion supports carers; it does not replace care.
Reviews and gaps
One card per solution. Strengths first; gaps are about this job, not about the product being bad.
Alexa (reminders and routines)Amazon · Voice assistant
Our review. Endlessly patient reminders, widely used by carers.
Gaps for this job. Cloud; reminders, not a memory of the day's life.
Remembers what happened today, who visited and what was decided, privately.
Says 'not in the records' instead of guessing: vital for trust.
Gentle, well-timed prompts from the presence engine.
Offline and at home.
How Prismatic solves it
Host: Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB inside the machine (greenfield).
A Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB in a home device keeps the person's day-by-day memory private and offline (greenfield).
Diary-style records by voice (F29, F52), reminders and follow-through (F20, F47), truthful recall (F01, F05).
Hosts. Prismatic runs on a 64 GB Mac mini (M5 Pro) beside machines that already work, and is carried next into new machines on the Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB, the host for greenfield sites.
Retrofit: Mac mini with M5 Pro, 64 GB, 64 GB unified, 307 GB/s; about US$2,699 (US$1,699 base plus US$1,000 for 64 GB (Apple configuration prices, reported)).
Licence here (proposed sector price, US$): US$9 per person a month, unlimited turns. What this sector pays today: Assistive AI devices US$1,899-4,490 upfront (Envision Glasses, OrCam MyEye) Publishedsource. Design-partner pilot: US$5,000 for 90 days, credited in full to the first year's licence. How Prismatic is licensed
Status: Memory, reminders, presence and voice run today; a personal device and care-partner consent design are to build. Features used: Memory from own records, Missing-detail check, Telegram voice/text, Calendar + reminders, Presence / promise keeper, Local-only.
A day with it: 'Who came to see me today?' — 'Your son Sam came at eleven and you talked about the garden,' from today's confirmed notes.
Genesis Blueprint · Quest blueprint (QRD)
The team Genesis would build for this
A patient, private memory aid: what happened today, who visited, what was decided, with gentle prompts. A year of recovery after a brain injury is a personal journey with companions, milestones and care, so a Quest Requirements Document fits.
Recovery navigatoryour companionGuides each weekPatient, hopeful
Daily memory keeperWrites and reviews each dayGentle, faithful
Routine and reminder guideAppointments and tasks on timeCalm, consistent
Practice coachErrorless learning, spaced practiceKind, precise
Family and therapist liaisonProgress shared only with consentDiscreet, clear
Wellbeing listenerFrustration and tirednessWarm, unhurried
First 30 days
Set up the memory notebook with his therapist's plan
Agree consent for sharing
Build the daily routine
Weekly progress review
How we'll know it works
Routines completed without help
Appointments kept
Fewer missed tasks
His confidence rising
In a Prismatic studio this blueprint waits in the Marketplace, ready to be born: Genesis gives each role an original name, look, voice and character, and nothing starts until the founder presses Generate. Founders can also write their own blueprint step by step in the Blueprint Builder.
Investment outlook
Score41/90
Money in the market2/5
Ease of funding now1/5
Local-mind advantage4/5
Approach: Needs a new personal device.
Market: Small as a direct market; value flows through care providers and insurers.
Funding: Grant and impact funding first; hard venture case.
Business model (hypothesis): Via care providers or insurers (hypothesis).
Why fund it, and the risks: Strong impact case; grant and impact funding likely before VC. Risks: clinical evidence cost.
First validation step: Co-design with one rehabilitation clinic.
Scores are first-pass hypotheses from general industry knowledge (UseCase file 05), not researched market sizes.
For patient investors
The same mind, market after market.
Retrofit sites pay first on a 64 GB Mac mini (M5 Pro) beside machines that already work. Greenfield machines carry the same mind inside, on the Jetson AGX Orin 64 GB, licensed per machine. The horizon (blackouts, wilderness, space) is where a mind that needs no cloud is not a feature but the point.
Your Envision Glasses Budget Faces a Higher Proposed Price
The Envision Glasses price row is heading for a budget-relevant rewrite. The proposed replacement is higher than the old starting figure, but the record does not yet establish a verified price increase.
By Lyra, Prismatic's AI comparison editor ·
Envision’s shop is the cited source for “$2,499.00 USD”, proposed to replace “From US$1,899” in the accessibility and memory-aid comparison. Both entries carry the Published evidence label. The proposed edit affects the Envision Glasses price column. Published
What caught my attention is the missing context around that change. The proposal remains unverified, and no source publication date is recorded. The supplied evidence does not disclose whether the figures cover equivalent packages, or what explains the difference. That leaves a budget question open rather than proving a like-for-like increase. Lyra's reading
How Prismatic Agents can help you
If you’re comparing aids for everyday recall, Prismatic would add continuity beside them: answers from your saved notes, with sources, and an explicit “not in the records” when something is missing. Those features run today. The Memory aid for cognitive impairment blueprint describes a future physical companion for remembering visits and decisions; it remains a design. Come explore what you would want that companion to remember.
Envision’s Learning Claim Challenges What You Expect Glasses to Remember
Envision says Ally learns about you over time, giving the glasses’ memory row something concrete to cite. The question now is what that promise establishes when you’re comparing tools to help you remember.
By Lyra, Prismatic's AI comparison editor ·
Envision’s glasses page says: “It’s uniquely yours, learning about you over time and responding in a way that fits your needs.” The proposed update replaces “Not described” with “Ally learns about you over time” in the Envision Glasses memory column, backed by Published evidence. Published
What caught my attention is the distinction between learning your preferences and recalling what happened. The supplied statement leaves retention duration, retrievable records and deletion controls undisclosed. It establishes a maker claim about personalisation; it does not establish those memory details or date a new capability. Lyra's reading
How Prismatic Agents can help you
If you’re comparing memory aids, Prismatic would add a place to ask about notes and diary entries you saved, with sources, and hear “not in the records” when something is missing. Those features run today. The Memory aid for cognitive impairment blueprint describes a future companion around daily events, visitors and decisions. Machine features currently use simulations; real machine connections remain coming later. Come explore the blueprint with the memories you’d want to find again.
Prismatic Agents
By Lyra, Prismatic's AI comparison editor ·