Profile overview
Who is Steve Mann?
Steve Mann is an inventor associated with Canada. Their documented work in electronics & computing hardware includes EyeTap wearable computer, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Steve Mann began building head-mounted cameras, displays, and body-worn computing systems before wearable electronics became a consumer category. His EyeTap places a camera and display directly in the wearer's sightline, making the device both a seeing aid and an early extended-reality computer rather than merely a concept or software interface.
What did Steve Mann invent?
Designed and built early body-worn computers and invented EyeTap, an electronic-eyeglass system that captures and modifies the wearer's visual field.
What did Steve Mann accomplish?
EyeTap is a recognizable, repeatedly built wearable-computing device whose physical camera-display architecture anticipated modern smart glasses and hands-free augmented-reality systems.
What is known about Steve Mann today?
The University of Toronto reported on 30 January 2025 that Mann was an active professor who accepted the IEEE award and presented current wearable projects; IEEE Spectrum's 2025 profile says he continues to teach, run his lab, and build wearable devices.
