New technology transforming life for the deaf
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Multi-function phones, webcams and other new technological innovations have transformed the lives of the hard of hearing, delegates at an international congress of the deaf said Tuesday.
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A new implantable device can extract stem cells for therapeutic transplant or program cancer cells to die.
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A start-upâs first product, modeled on the human ear, curbs background noise.
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New technologies wirelessly transmit high-definition video.
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Magnification software to help visually impaired people use mobiles has been developed by a Spanish firm.
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IBM have developed an audio interface so that blind people can take part in online gaming.
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Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking â and the searching.
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More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices that help recreate sound, government officials said in a proposal on Friday.
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Dec. 6, 2004 -- A mind-operated computer may one day help people with spinal cord injuries communicate. It may sound like science fiction, but such a device already exists.
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The holidays are coming. Now, more than ever, the desire is to be close to friends and family. While not everyone can catch a plane or train to be with the ones they love, today&#39;s communications technologies
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WASHINGTON - A new form of sign language created by deaf children in Nicaragua may offer clues about how language evolves, researchers say.
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CSR soups-up headsets with extra processing power Digital signal processors (DSPs) are making their way into almost everything, and now it's the turn of Bluetooth headsets.â¦
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Sensors will be used to relay data to medical files.
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A new cellular application promises to help vision-impaired people who can't read the screen of a mobile phone. It responds to spoken commands with voice recognition technology and reads back menu options, text messages, and other information to the user.
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In the works: wearable products that use Bluetooth, a technology that lets devices communicate wirelessly over short ranges.
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Literally putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.
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Researchers have created an electronic contact lens that could be used as a display or a medical sensor.