Birthdays are usually all about toys, right? When I was a kid, I loved getting Barbies or stuffed animals. But I just read about a 10-year-old named Kendyl, and the best gift she got this year? A pair of glasses. Not super exciting... until she put them on.

These glasses transcribe speech in real time, letting Kendyl, who is deaf, see conversations as they happen. How cool is that?! It’s going to change her life - helping her in school, with friends, everywhere.