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Earlier thoughts for a $100 laptop to be used by “One Laptop per Child”(OLPC) had started to deminish until early this year. Until Group leader, Nicholas Negroponte, brought up a new concept of a keyboardless, dual touch screen, tablet called the XO-2. The combo, computer and 8.9 inch dual touch screens have been estimated a higher price then Negroponte’s acclaimed $150 ticket price. One way OLPC would save enough money to possibly reach their goal of the price set, would be by using two inexpensive Synaptics touchscreens, used by big name companies such as Apple, Dell and Sony. Would you like to see if the XO-2 is just right for your home?
Nope you’re not seeing double. This is the longest phone ever with a touch screen that isn’t to be messed with. It’s called ‘Need’ which consists of 2 touchscreens, one is an OLED that displays basic info, while the other is where the finger play happens. No longer do you have to struggle messing around with small keys, now you can simply hand write your messages as big as you’d like. Read the rest of this entry »
It knows only 32 words, but someday, it may get a grip on the entire human vocabulary. A group of engineering students at Carnegie Mellon University gave this term a twist and created a hand that talks. The students Bhargav Bhat, Hemant Sikaria, Jorge L. Meza and Wesley Jin demonstrated their project ‘HandTalk‘ a sensor equipped glove that translates finger and hand gestures into spoken words. Read the rest of this entry »
Who says changing the channel has to be so boring! Why not make a remote that’s disguisable, fashionable, or just plain weird. Well here are the top remotes you’ll ever find… Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever wondered how people with vision impairment can match so well? Texture and touch can only tell so much but color has to be seen, not felt. In fact if a person is born blind, how do they know what a color is at all? This new labeling system translates visual data into sounds.
It detects the brightness, saturation, and hue of color. You can sort thru like colors by organizing them in groups with similar tones. This comes in extremely handy when you’re trying to figure out your darks and lights when doing the laundry. Read the rest of this entry »
The new e-Sullivan is a new portable computer that converts all types of printed materials into Braille. Not only it can convert into Braille, but also provide assistance with such computer-related tasks, such as instant messaging and web browsing. The device is thin and very durable composed of rubber and a plastic resin shell.
e-Sullivan is very simple to use. The middle, ring and little fingers are what you would use to type the Braille. While the thumbs are used for the scrolling wheel and the mode button.Taeho Wang, the genius designer, has created e-Sullivan concept with hope to be able to lower the wall between deaf-blind people and the world. e-Sullivan has been nominated for the Business Week International Design Excellence award. Read the rest of this entry »
