SENS concept phone. by Japanese designer, Takumi Yoshida I’ve written previously about the importance of the correct type of feedback for input, especially when one or more of your senses fail you. This SENS phone uses a combination of tactile sensors and audio feedback to the user. When a person key is pressed the phoneContinueContinue reading “Phone designed for the Blind shows importance of feedback”
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Bicycle Design for People with Disabilities | Future Technology
Great to see some good asthetic thought as well as pure functionality put into accessible design in this bicycle. From the Tuvie site: Bicycle designer Gavin Smith has come up with a new bicycle design that will help people with disabilities to ride the bicycle independently. Sometimes disabilities like cerebral palsy can affect the basicContinueContinue reading “Bicycle Design for People with Disabilities | Future Technology”
Prototype This : Discovery Channel
Prototype This: A show about kludging? Imagine giving them a task to solve that is a NEED from a LIVER! (person living with disability) Link: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/prototype-this/prototype-this.html
Latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives Podcast, #055 up
The latest “Extraordinary Everyday Lives” Podcast, #055, is up over here at the TPN blog. On it Mike and I are joined by Michael Specht to discuss the activities that were undertaken by those people in and around in our social network space to bring awareness of anxiety and depression for the month of OctoberContinueContinue reading “Latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives Podcast, #055 up”
Mouse Control with voice sounds
Researchers from the University of Washington are developing a mouse that’s controlled using sounds made with your voice. [wp_youtube]PXmccs4GIqI[/wp_youtube] I have nothing to add.
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Something about this postcard image appearing in Postsecret the other day just got me. I read hundreds of them, dunno why I feel to post this one here. Dave
Working Touch Screen Netbook running Mac OSX
Now folks we are talking about something I want and would actually be able to use. Compact, Mac OSX and a Resistive touch screen allowing me to control the cursor as I couldn’t o this device and can’t with the current track pads all Macs have. I couldn’t find out who did this, but ifContinueContinue reading “Working Touch Screen Netbook running Mac OSX”
The Touch Barrier – Stylus enquiries continue
I received an email from a reader, Scott Sands, around the touch barrier issues I’ve been writing about here and here on the blog. Scott graciously agreed for me to put his email here for my response so all might benefit from the issues discussed. Scott outlines how he uses his computer and his issuesContinueContinue reading “The Touch Barrier – Stylus enquiries continue”
BlueHug
When I think about this day I think this is the thing I most want to see spread. Hug someone on Blueday … you never know how much difference it could make. Please feel free to use this if you want to send it to someone…anyone…everyone. Happy Blueday 2008 BlueHug Originally uploaded by dnwallace blueday2008
Incandescent Blue in October – Between a laugh and a Tear
October is Anxiety and Depression Awareness Month. October 10 is World Mental Health Day. Expect to see lots of Blue. A lot of my Twitter friends are already turning blue and are doing various things, calling it Blueday2008 and using the hashtag. I’m never one for jumping on bandwagons for the sake of it. LikeContinueContinue reading “Incandescent Blue in October – Between a laugh and a Tear”
iPhone app to monitor your Heart
Interesting app detailed in this video that monitors your heart rate with nothing more than your iPhone and an app. Now, imagine combining this with an sms alert function to notify a chosen number of a care provider. Gets interesting. Now that’s consumer convergence with utility. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1791560&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 iPhone App – Heart Monitor from John BallingerContinueContinue reading “iPhone app to monitor your Heart”
venturousaustralia.com.au is go
When the Review of the National Innovation System was released last month we thought it was worth talking about on our podcast. So Myself, Mike and Laurel hooked up, to be joined during the show by Kristin. I had created a aggregated feed around the topic using Yahoo Pipes and pimped it on Twitter andContinueContinue reading “venturousaustralia.com.au is go”
hyperconnected thru @mpesce
hyperconnected thru @mpesce Originally uploaded by dnwallace Mark Pesce did the keynote at Web Directions South, I wasn’t there, but my eyes were… Watch This : http://www.viddler.com/explore/mpesce/videos/18/ Read That : http://blog.futurestreetconsulting.com/?p=76 Be The other. Enough Said. Dave
Lifekludger does ARATA08 Conference
‘Assistive Technology – creating value through participation’ conference by Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) at the convention centre in Adelaide, South Australia. I was encouraged by Hugh Stewart, from the School of Occpational Therapy at UNISA to present a paper on what I’ve been doing online and around social media with AT -ContinueContinue reading “Lifekludger does ARATA08 Conference”
NuTouch iPod case – ‘touch through’
Thought : If this iPhone plastic case allows touch to go ‘through’ it, I wonder if it could help with my ‘touch barrier’ – if it has some special properties. From the Fommy site: Introducing the NuTouch Case, a breakthrough product offering full navigational control of your iphone’s touch screen through a crystal hard case!ContinueContinue reading “NuTouch iPod case – ‘touch through’”
Jitterbug – Mobile phones simplified
Jitterbug – Mobile phones with simplified interfaces and operator monitored Services. Model with just 3 buttons too. Would just like to see a non-flip style for ease of use for those with not so dexterous hands. I suspect the flip style is to protect the keypad. This is a killer idea with a untapped, growingContinueContinue reading “Jitterbug – Mobile phones simplified”
Door lock operated by Internet or mobile phone.
Set to launch in October : A door lock that can be activated by mobile phone and over the internet. Can also notify via phone when someone enters. I could use this as I can use my mobile but not open my door without assistance of a keypad. This has huge potential in the communityContinueContinue reading “Door lock operated by Internet or mobile phone.”
What colour are your words?
Found this neat site called Cymbolism that allows you to associate colour with words. It uses a ‘wisdom of crowds’ collaborative approach to indicate what the ‘mob’ considers the colour a word is. Very subjective a subject maybe, but fascinating and revealing nonetheless. http://www.cymbolism.com/ Dave
New iPod and the Importance of Input Feedback
Being the geek I am, as well as the sleeper I am, I found myself following the Apple ‘Let’s Rock’ event at 2.30am. One interesting thought about the new stuff that was announced is the accessibility aspect is being thought about and incorporated at th design stage. Like most of the things to do withContinueContinue reading “New iPod and the Importance of Input Feedback”
Watching ‘live coverage’ not ‘live stream’
How I watched the Apple “Lets Rock” event at 2.30AM laying in bed. *techcrunch using scribblelive *engadget with “refresh every” extension enabled *irc from #twitlive with user relay *oh…and twitter
Social tools shape culture
“social tools are specifically different from other tools we use to interact in that they shape culture”Stowe Boyd
iPhone text accessibility plan from AT&T
For deaf, hearing impaired, and those with difficulties talking, AT&T unveiled a Text Accessibility Plan. For $40.00 per month, qualified customers get unlimited text and unlimited data, without any allotment of minutes for talk time. Sensible move by AT&T, showing that barriers to access don’t always involve convaluted solutions. [via techgadgetupdate]
Mark Pesce feed munger
After chasing all the places Mark Pesce chooses to write his missives, a tweet sent by @stilgherrian this morning asking Mark if he had a feed which gathers his writings from all the places it’s thrown spurred me on to creating one. So this evening I threw together a yahoo pipe of Mark’s feeds. GetContinueContinue reading “Mark Pesce feed munger”
The Touch Barrier – Testing the pogo stylus
pogo no go After writing an article about my concerns over the pervasive use of touch I was alerted via a comment to the pogo stylus [thanks @garthk] . The Touch Barrier pogo stylus I thought it might’ve been a solution so I wrote to “Ten One Design” outlining why I’m so interested. The responseContinueContinue reading “The Touch Barrier – Testing the pogo stylus”
Hyperlocal signals
Just documenting a very provisional thought. I’ve been wondering a lot lately about any connection (or overlap) between Linda Stone’s idea of a cultural swing back to the individual as centre of gravity, Mark Pesce’s ‘Hyper <everything> People” and Stowe Boyd’s recent beginning of /Ground. Something like “Hyperlocalism” perhaps that goes deeper, is individual, andContinueContinue reading “Hyperlocal signals”
