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AnyGlove Liquid makes any glove touch capable

Evidently this “AnyGlove” liquid will turn any glove into a touchscreen-friendly glove. AnyGlove is a liquid you apply to the fingertips of any glove which then makes the area to with the liquid usable on your touchscreen device. It’s said the effect wears off after a while and then you can reapply for the same effect.ContinueContinue reading “AnyGlove Liquid makes any glove touch capable”

The MaKey MaKey configurable input system

It’s amazing how many times some creative, fun thing gets invented for basically ‘play’ that can be used in an alternate scenario for such real world benefit. Such it is with this MaKey MaKey system that allows anything to be an input device. This really got my brain whirring as to how many ways thisContinueContinue reading “The MaKey MaKey configurable input system”

Webcam Swiper – swipe your hand to turn pages

Found this neat experiment that you point your webcam at yourself and swipe your hand left or right to turn the pages of the book.   It’s called the Webcam Swiper.   Chrome is the only stable browser which supports webcam access at this time, but Firefox nightly builds supposedly have it too.   Webcam Swiper – http://iambrandonn.github.com/WebcamSwiper/ContinueContinue reading “Webcam Swiper – swipe your hand to turn pages”

YouTube videos focusing on Mobile Accessibility

Luis Perez has a great channel on Youtube where he focuses on mobile accessibility, primarily on iOS devices. I’ve included one on the New Features for Assistive Touch in IOS 6. But there’s others on similar topics as well as accessibility when using iBooks Author. They’re good stuff and I recommend them to anyone needingContinueContinue reading “YouTube videos focusing on Mobile Accessibility”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-14

30 Game Changing Innovations – Business Insider http://t.co/U6NNx8jH @fang # Some good clear thoughts on the power of the network economy (and inversion) by @bronwen – http://t.co/PURIDXFv @myen # Brilliantly articulated: We are more than the sum of our genes – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://t.co/2nWQUMMv # Don’t forget — this isn't happiness.ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-14”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-07

BrandsInfographic – 50% of consumers do indeed value a brand’s Facebook page more than its website http://t.co/dOaEYcbk # National Disability Insurance Scheme Site http://t.co/4WZWyOWn #ndis # Making our homes more accessible for people with disability | Senator the Hon Jan McLucas http://t.co/ov2PBUI1 #UniversalDesign #disability # small interest free and low-interest loans to low income householdsContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-10-07”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-23

@Tarale: Why's that? "So, my phone is very close to being out of contract now, so I guess no iPhone 5 for the moment." # @Tarale So its not out of question soon then… in reply to Tarale # Calling @fang on the dog # My week on twitter: 5 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # PoweredContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-23”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-16

Waking up music.. ? Angels And Fuselage – Drive-By Truckers http://t.co/jD9hnBoQ #Spotify # How to embed Twitter timelines on your website | Twitter Developers https://t.co/qtJFM7QG # Have your say! — National Disability Insurance Scheme – Your Say | http://t.co/EwibFBYo #ndis #disability # Team meeting time @ (@ Regattas Bistro) http://t.co/EeRPlp5G # @delin thnx for linkContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-16”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-09

Get @kirki to do the city-bay run in Orangatan suit!! – RSPCA SA Borneo Orang-utan Trek http://t.co/A5lt0vk5 #adelaide # Can anyone recommend any digital magazine publishing online service that's inbetween http://t.co/0fVKSRCg & http://t.co/qlsrVUJK ? #thanks # My week on twitter: 1 retweets received, 1 new listings, 2 new followers. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # Powered by TwitterContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-09-09”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-19

Nice veggies @ (@ Modka Cafe) http://t.co/7rdzjkDg # The guy at 4:34 reminds me of how @fang would do it! : Gotye – Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra – YouTube http://t.co/VXI1iSd1 # 64 DDA complaints in 17mnths. Where the bloody hell am I? http://t.co/KmF5JjP3 via @ABCRampUp #disability FFS get your act together CityRail # 64 DDAContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-19”

You Can Do Astronomy – Accessible Astronomy

Noreen Grice is the Founder and President of You Can Do Astronomy LLC. She’s an astronomy educator who is determined to make the universe more accessible for everyone and reaching more people about options for sharing the wonders of the night sky through mobility, non-visual, non-verbal communication and non-hearing access and in developing specialized environmentsContinueContinue reading “You Can Do Astronomy – Accessible Astronomy”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-12

This is now! http://t.co/wSy9S7Jg – Instant Instragram. Wow. # @kirkib This is Tokyo now http://t.co/iDnVN7Wh # @KirkiB real time instagram in reply to KirkiB # Getting go juice … (@ BP Bolivar) http://t.co/b8W7sf1M # Grrr traffic holdups # My week on twitter: 1 retweets received, 5 new followers, 3 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # Powered byContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-08-12”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22

Wow… That was a close shave #normangunstonlookalike http://t.co/u1VXtQvP # Fuel filler cap carked it… new one ordered from Melbourne (@ BP Bolivar) http://t.co/idNydFKq # Stop earning a living. A #fullerism … this isn't happiness™ (Buckminster Fuller), Peteski http://t.co/HpsT4742 # @ptw312 I said Melbourne not the boondocks hehe Will catchup on the blower tnite mate inContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-22”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-15

My week on twitter: 1 new followers. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # Back in the orifice again… # Trying out replacing all my automation using IFTTT now Facebook doesn't import my rss pipe feed anymore… http://t.co/OFA0Lw7P # @Vintuitive Oo.. no I'll give it a look. You tried IFTTT? in reply to Vintuitive # @myen #fplk RT @TechCrunch:ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-15”

Voicepic – voice caption your photos

Voicepic – is an app that allows you to add a 5 second audio recording to any of your photographs and then share them to Facebook or on the Voicepic website, almost instantly. When I saw this I thought how it’s kind of like the Descriptive Camera and wouldn’t it be neat for the blindContinueContinue reading “Voicepic – voice caption your photos”