Archive for December, 2008
Friday, December 26th, 2008
Control 8x240v outputs via mobile/web. sydney guy.
Even without wap, offers great step-by-step DIY environmental control idea.
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Related posts:XEG, the mobile phone pad
More medical applications for mobile technology
Old Phones Made Mobile
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
El-E is a robot controlled by laser pointer. Here's a video via healthcare-robotics :
El-E the Robot from Cressel Anderson on Vimeo.
Maybe I could use this to pickup my MouthStick when I drop it. But how'd I press the button on the laser pointer? Hmmm...a real "companion" would notice I'd dropped ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
Wired recently ran an article about Microsoft CEO Ray Ozzie.
One incident in particular introduced Ozzie to the magic that comes when people connect via computer. He had taken a part-time assignment helping a professor finish writing some courseware. The prof lived on the other side of town, so Ozzie collaborated ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
For those who use a mac, this little piece of shareware could be handy for custom control input.
From MacUpdate blog:
ControllerMate 4.3.9 - Use joystick, gamepad, trackball in place of keyboard. (Shareware):
ControllerMate 4.3.9
ControllerMate is a controller programming tool that allows custom functionality to be added to standard HID devices (joysticks, trackballs, ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Image by vividBreeze
My friend Mark Pesce writes in one of his latest missives titled "Crowdsource Yourself" :
"...it is possible for us to pool our intellectual resources, and increase our problem-solving capacity."
Exactly what Lifekludger is about.
Crowd-sourced Adaptive Technology. [CAT]
Related posts:Dave the Lifekludger gets a mention by Mark Pesce on New Inventors
Technology is not ...
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
ReadWriteWeb have an interesting post which points out a prototype case for the Apple iPhone called invisual - which is a tactile silicon case designed for blind users.
The case completely covers the phone and supposedly allows full access to the multi-touch screen beneath it. Relief symbols in the case offer ...
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
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I do some occassional lecturing at the University of South Australia in the School of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy.
The subject is called "Enabling Occupation", occupation in this sense being 'undertaking an activity' - or as I like to call it 'doing stuff'. I focus on how different ...
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