Lifekludger Links Weekly #13

April 17th, 2007 | by dnw |

xbox qwerty controller
» Xbox 360 QWERTY thumb keyboard is official
Call me silly, but this looks like a great, compact input device for a PC now that the keyboard has been added! Wonder how hard to convert it to usb input and developing drivers for a PC would be. [Engadget]

» Tactile 3D maps could help blind people navigate
Haptic maps and gloves and wands that convey 3D spacial data for viually impaired. I have nothing to add. Spacey! [Engadget]

» MIT gurus developing bionic feet / ankles
Mmm…Adam Hills might like one of these. Not that he needs any help to be more up-beat. [Engadget] http://www.adamhills.com/

» IBM developing multimedia web browser for the blind - More IBM innovation.
IBM looks to be trying to make multimedia content on the web slightly more accessible to the blind, developing a new browser that’ll make it easier to sort out audio and video from other content. [Engadget]

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