EverythingUSB has a report on a device called USB Power Bar that Turns Peripherals On & Off. It is basically a power board with outlets and a USB cable, with a “Y” connector that replicates your USB port so you don’t loose one to the power bar. The power bar also has magnets on theContinueContinue reading “USB Power Bar”
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Elephant Staircase
Elephant Staircase is a wiki full of great how-to DIY projects. Check it out at elephantstaircase.com.
Acer C200 Series Tablet – A lifekludger review
I’d mentioned previously how while doing my first review of using a Tablet PC how I’d come across the AcerC200 series tablet notebook and how its’ layout really tweaked my interest. Well, as it happens, not long after I presented at a conference right here in Adelaide and one of the display booths was Vectra.ContinueContinue reading “Acer C200 Series Tablet – A lifekludger review”
More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected
Just read the bad news over on Lloyd’s blog that the bid for a Collaborative Research Centre in Assistive Technology for Australia has been rejected. The letter from the CRC selection committee cited in part: The Committee recognises that this application covers an important area that does not currently receive strong financial support. However overallContinueContinue reading “More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected”
In absentia
Yes, I know, the Lifekludger has been a bit quiet on the home-front. Well I’ve been on holidays and away from easy access to a computer. I had a notebook pc with me but being out of my usual environment meant it was often hard to access it much. This hilighted the importance of environmentContinueContinue reading “In absentia”
CeBit, Lifekludging Input and Wacom
I’ve been keeping an eye on what’s going on at the Australian CeBit show via the CeBit blog. One interesting thing that caught my lifekludger eye was the Wacom tablet input options. After just having my second experience with a TabletPC (an Acer c204, a review of which you’ll see here later) my grey matterContinueContinue reading “CeBit, Lifekludging Input and Wacom”
Life|kludger – Life|ware
More in the line of ‘Home Automation’ products that seem to be emerging more and more. Life|ware: Media Center Edition, by Exceptional Innovation, is software that works with Windows® XP Media Center to merge digital entertainment and home control into a single, seamless experience. It seems the ability to ‘extend’ device control could be dueContinueContinue reading “Life|kludger – Life|ware”
ConnectedUp – Day 1
UPDATE: Photo posted on Flickr Mike (Learndog-Left) & Dave (Lifekludger-Right) – Thanks Lab for posting the pic. UPATE: I’ve updated the page of links regarding our talk to include the link to the audio of the talk. See that page at lifekludger.net/cu06talk. Well Mike and I gave our long-planned talk at the ConnectingUp 2006 ConferenceContinueContinue reading “ConnectedUp – Day 1”
Tank my ride!
Forget Cam’s lame ‘trick ya stick’ walking stick mod idea from my previous post. Here’s the REAL deal to mods. Yeah baby. Seriously though. If someone can build me a track equipped device I can lock my wheelchair to that I can go on the beach with….give me a yell. Going on beach is theContinueContinue reading “Tank my ride!”
Trick ya stick
Over on Cameron’s Brain blog, Cam has a sore toe (poor diddums). He wants to trick-up his walking stick. Make magazine reported on a GPS-enabled walking stick. There’s a video on the Make post that references it – but doesn’t show an exact picture of it. Maybe he could fit it with a tracking deviceContinueContinue reading “Trick ya stick”
Opensource meets the physical world
http://del.icio.us/js/playtagger Kludging on the Radar – Alpha Geelks Hi people. Something a little different. I’ve put together a snippet of a podcast from the Emerging Technology Conference held just last month. This is from ITConversations and is Tim O’reilly speaking about modifying ‘things’. If you’ve seen the Lifekludger Vision as it stands so far…..you’ll understandContinueContinue reading “Opensource meets the physical world”
Ultimate Environmental Control
Just watched a video Hugo Ortega has made about a potential UMPC controlled ‘home Automation’ system that uses IP. By doing so he’s just made my dream of a Horizontal computing solution more real. (By Horizontal I mean while in bed) This whole ‘Home Automation’ thing really is a broad consumer focused edition of whatContinueContinue reading “Ultimate Environmental Control”
Tablet PC – a Lifekludger view
It’s rude not to point Ok here I am typing on the onscreen keyboard of a Tablet PC*. A first for me. The good folks at Tegatech Australia kindly sent me a Tablet to loan and have a bit of a play and see how someone without the use of hands might go using aContinueContinue reading “Tablet PC – a Lifekludger view”
Umbrella rotations
Anybody using a wheelchair will know what it’s like to try and get protection from the rain under a run-o-the-mill circular umbrella. Usually your torso keeps dry while the run-off spills all over your lap! Here’s a great idea – a double umbrella. Only rather than use it in the side-by-side configuration, use it inContinueContinue reading “Umbrella rotations”
Lifekludger does a Hugh
So what’s all this about? Stick around and all will be revealed in a few days.
Hands free dialling
Make reports on a telephone that features a built-in PIR motion sensor. If an intruder is detected within a 30 ft. range, TeleSpy calls a preset telephone number and allows you to listen in to the premises. Now, what a cool concept. If this phone was positioned in a certain way and programmed with aContinueContinue reading “Hands free dialling”
Have ramp will travel
Came across this transportable folding ramp on the excellent how-to site “Instructables”. The ramp looks a beauty…just glue a few strips of emery paper going across this and she’d be non-slip! Great to see sharing like what’s on the Instructables site. I hope Lifekludger blog will be able to share these similar lifekludging how-to’s overContinueContinue reading “Have ramp will travel”
Tuff ipods
Came across this tuff case for iPods called a TuffWrap. It reminded me of the look of those laptops that are used in extreme environments, usually by military and industry. I once heard these toughened laptops are good for kids with disabilities, who can often be very heavy on electronic equipment using it day inContinueContinue reading “Tuff ipods”
DIY Bottle Cap Tripod
UPDATE: For my take on how this topic recently went balistic, see the post Truth and Traffic on my personal blog. Back on 14th Feb I posted about a bottle cap that you could buy and turn any bottle into a camera tripod. Today I got a comment on that post from Jake over atContinueContinue reading “DIY Bottle Cap Tripod”
Hello world!
This is my new blog “lifekludger”. I intend to make it my primary blog. You can see my previous blog, called “blob” here. Over time I hope to get some of those posts over here.
People who give a damn!
This post started as an email reply to Frank Arrigo. Frank was kindly answering another of my questions about Bluetooth and PDA interoperability. My response evolved however into something that really needs to be more widely heard, hence I’m posting it here. > Unfortunately the news isn’t good > > I haven’t been able toContinueContinue reading “People who give a damn!”
Watch movies in the privacy of your own head
The ultimate noise filter Okay, so you want to get away from it all without going anywhere? Shut out all that information that bombards you every waking moment? Here’s the untimate way of “filtering signal from noise”. Besides which, this is just ubergeek! [Link] iTheater – Watch movies in the privacy of your own head
Why use legs?
ETech 2006 (Monday) Originally uploaded by Laughing Squid. Okay, I love technology as much, if not moreso, than the next guy. These Segway Personal Transporters are cool and Dean Kamen did a great thing with the iBot. But, please, people, if you got legs that work, use them! [Lifekludger will now turn from commentary backContinueContinue reading “Why use legs?”
Mmm…guessing!
ETech Audience Matt Cottam Originally uploaded by x180. Was looking through some Etech links and photos. I came across these.” Now I don’t know what it is they’re looking at exactly but it looks awfully like some kind of environmental control Lifekludge to me! Update: It seems this Matt Cottam and a Michael Kuniavsky wereContinueContinue reading “Mmm…guessing!”
Stable Laptop
Came across this product called the iLap which as the site describes it: iLap is a versatile stand that keeps your laptop cool, and at the same time, lets you work comfortably on your lap as well as your desk. This could be very useful for stabilising the laptop in a myriad of circumstances, notContinueContinue reading “Stable Laptop”
