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Computer Control – with your tongue

Want to control your electronics with your tongue? This company is making that happen MouthPad resembles a plastic retainer and encases a trackpad, pressure sensor, battery, charging coil, and Bluetooth chip. Here’s what users can do with it. via...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2023 12:27 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, hardware, accessibility, device, tongue

SNOWL – The Mouse Reimagined

Snowl is a wearable ring-shaped device that brings 3D range of motion to devices that are traditionally 2D such as touch screens and computer mice. With Snowl, you can experience precision control over your favorite devices through three motion tracking...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2021 2:29 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Computing, Input, lifekludger, Access, Movement, mouse, gesture, accessibility, switching, device, Smart design

Planck EZ: A Powerful, Backlit, Open-Source, 40% Mechanical Keyboard | Planck EZ

RGB Backlight? Check. Powerful open-source firmware? Check. Graphical configurator? Check. This keyboard has it all — 47 keys is all you are going to need. This compact keyboard impressed me as a possible good condidate for me or others who use a mouthstick...

Published Sun, Jan 01 2021 5:12 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Living, Computing, Input, Livers, lifekludger, Access, Devices, Typing, Type, hardware, accessibility, device, Writing

Siri Shortcuts stands to be a boon for people living with disability

I watched the Apple WWDC presentation this morning and was excited to see the announcement of Shortcuts. Siri Shortcuts Streamline the things you do often with shortcuts. Siri can now intelligently pair your daily routines with third-party apps to suggest...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2018 8:20 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Livers, Access, Design, Automation, Devices, Voice, Talking, mobile, apple, accessibility, Software, shortcuts, My life-tools, configuration, wwdc18, commands, siri, wwdc

How a Smart Home Empowers People with Disabilities

… While advances in personal technology continue at a rapid pace, at times their designers seem to forget about the population that could perhaps benefit from it the most. Stabelfeldt says just the ability to charge a phone with a wheelchair didn’t...

Published Wed, May 05 2017 2:08 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Input, Livers, Automation, Devices, Voice, People, accessibility

If the iPhone 7 removes the Home button it will become less accessible

Techinsider recently posted a roundup of rumours expected for the iPhone 7. One in particular has me worried for the future if it comes to fruition. It’s rumoured the home button could be replaced by a touch sensor. Not being able to have a physical...

Published Thu, May 05 2016 1:20 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Touch, Access, Design, Devices, touchbarrier, iphone, iphone 7

Special Stylus solutions by shapedad on Etsy

Shapedad is an outlet on Etsy that provides custom solutions for stylus’ for touch screens in many formats. Shapedad says: “It all started when the wife of a quad (quadriplegic) patient ordered a regular Stylus Socks stylus from our Etsy shop...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2015 1:40 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Makers, Input, Touch, Access, touch barrier, Suppliers, stylus, mouthstick, etsy, custom

In search of the Ubiquitous Mouthstick

Mick (email on request) sent me this very pertinent email the other day about the un-ubiquitous nature of mouthsticks. Lads is it just me or do we all use any given mouth-stick for a broad variety of tasks? I ask because I find that many of the solutions...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2014 6:17 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Thoughts, Input, Livers, Touch, touch barrier, People, mouthstick, reader, My life-tools, ubiquitous

Faraday Stylus’ new capacities program

Just came across the iFaraday stylus via a blog post on ATMac. All their stylus’ look good and I’m impressed with their “new capacities” program which states Our goal is to enable anyone who wants to use a capacitive touch screen...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2014 6:39 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Touch, Typing, stylus, mouthstick, ifaraday, salt, faraday, shallow angle

Communicate Using Only Your Breath

Huff post report on invention by 16yo Arsh Shah Dilbagi who has found a way to convert human breath into speech via – 16-Year-Old Invents A New Way To Communicate — Using Only Your Breath. Related posts: BreathBird : Breath activated scanning...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2014 11:45 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Communication, aac, Puff/Blow, breath

Reader Writes – carbon fiber mouth stick fabrication needed

I received the following comment on my post Reader Writes: Another alternative for a touch mouthstick from Aaron who is looking for help fabricating a mouthstick solution. The aim of Lifekludger is to try and bring together people who make things (Makers...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2014 1:03 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Livers, Design

Reader Writes: Another alternative for a touch mouthstick

Overcoming the “touch barrier” I received a message the other day from a reader … in …. Michael writes: Please see the attached [link for] pencil tops or stick tops – or whatever you’re having yourself – tops. I have been using something similar...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2014 3:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Touch, Access, feedback, stylus, tip, finger, stylus tip, letter

The Selfie – Remote Switch for Camera Phone

While they might call this a gimmick an its inspiration may be the #selfie, I’m convinced this could be useful to someone unable to hold a phone or press the button on their phone to take a picture. via Coolest Gadgets Related posts: Pressy –...

Published Mon, Mar 03 2014 3:23 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Living, Thoughts, Input, Touch, switching, Recently Read, fplk, Feedly, IFTTT

Pressy – a smartphone task button

The Pressy is a tiny, simple button that you plug into the headphone jack of your phone that allows you to easily access a regular task. It uses an app that lets you setup the presses it takes to perform certain functions. Clicks are similar to Morse...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2013 2:14 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Thoughts, Input, Touch, Access, Movement, mobile, phone, smartphone, button, morsecode, pressy

Much awaited new Accessibility feature – iOS 7 Switch Control

From the AblenetInc youtube page comes some info on Switch Control in iOS7 “iOS 7 includes a powerful new accessibility feature, Switch Control. For users with significant physical disabilities, Switch Control is a much needed feature that provides...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2013 4:17 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Access, switching

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