life=life; kludge=workaround
buttonless remote
This remote has no buttons. Instead it uses an accelerometer to enable activation by movement.
About the accelerometer:
[Via: Make: Online : Arduino powered buttonless remote control]
Dave - Lifekludger
Back here and here in 2006 I wrote about a bottle cap tripod for your camera.
There is now another take on using a bottle as a way to hold your digital camera from Photjojo.
This latest one differs in that it fits over the bottle cap rather than replacing it.
[The Bottle Cap Tripod at The Photojojo Store]
[via gizwizbiz.com]
This keyboard has color coded keys to teach consonants vs. vowels in order to assist kids become better spellers as well as different colors for the control keys and numbers..
I figure the extra visual feedback offered by the colour coding on this keyboard has to have additional application in areas involving cognition.
[Via: ThinkGeek :: Kids Keyboard & Mouse]
Dave - Lifekludger
Web Axe points to an article where Patrick H. Lauke provides a solution to making Google Maps keyboard accessible by retrofitting keyboard access into google maps. (Obviously JavaScript is still required.)
Also, Google Maps provides a text-only option, which is nice for those using assistive devices, mobile devices, low or costly bandwidth, etc.
I’ve been listening to the Web Axe podcast for a couple years and recommend it if you are interested or involved in any web usability and accessibility design.
Dave - LifekludgerThis video shows how you can combine Dasher, a clever text entry program, with RoboRealm, a clever machine vision program to write a sentence using a Red Ball and a WebCam.
You do this without touching the PC!
This could be used on a Wii, XBox or PS3 to control a browser.
[YouTube - Writing sentences with a red ball using Dasher and RoboRealm]
For a deeper look at the alternative input concept, Dasher, see the video on my former post - Dasher - Single Finger Alternative Text Input.
Dave - Lifekludger
