Pogue's Posts Blog: Gadgets With the Blind in Mind
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What can manufacturers do to make devices more accessible to the blind?.
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The company seems to be focused on developing a solution that would enable users to access complete directions and maps using a portable device.
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A retinal implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available in two years.
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Self assembly Open source is moving beyond the real worlds of business and consumer systems into the more experimental sphere of personal gadgetry.â¦
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Wearable displays Myvu's new headset for video iPods makes you feel as if you are sitting in front of a large TV, in a darkened room, rather than staring at a tiny screen in the palm of your hand.
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Magnification software to help visually impaired people use mobiles has been developed by a Spanish firm.
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Exploring PDA 'transmission technologies', apparently
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Compact kit for the thumb-generation
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Suited executive by day, raving hipster by night? You might need one of these to facilitate the charade. From Crave, CNET's new gadgets blog.
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Don't expect this gadget to turn attention away from the iPhone.
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An idea for a portable device which can see through camouflage is to be developed with government cash.
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So far, three-year-old Ambient Devices has sold fewer than 60,000 of its products. Yet the company fascinates me because it is working on the frontier of making computers more intuitive. -The Washington Post
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It's hard to resist these increasingly handy devices. But should you try?
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Handheld game devices and satellite radio receiver vie for gadget fans' attention with camcorders, big LCD TV, and more.
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It seems like a cool idea &#151; sunglasses with a built-in digital music player and speakers. No headphone cables to untangle as with most portable players. Music actually riding on your ears. Zero retinal damage from ultraviolet radiation.
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You could be next in the firing line Comment There are two cases, that I am aware of, moving through the courts in the US relating to accessibility of IT solutions.â¦
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We can rebuild you, see AAAS A new version of an electronic implant which restores visual capabilities in blind people holds untold promise, those gathered at a meeting in San Francisco heard today, as the technology behind the device is taken to the next level.â¦