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Wheelchair-accessible version of the NYC Taxi

A universal, accessible taxi fleet is something to aspire to, and IMHO Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s push to standardize the NY city’s taxi fleet with a single, universal vehicle is to be applauded. This Nissan vehicle looks the ticket. Though I ‘m...

Published Mon, Apr 01 2013 6:14 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Access, Design, Transport, vehicle, taxi, nyc, cab, accessible taki, universal

Doorbell sends SMS Message when Pressed

Along the lines of the Notifying Doorbell comes another project to enhance a doorbell. This Project from Martin’s Hobby site has details on a Wireless Doorbell that sends SMS Message when Activated. Includes the code for you to make your own. Via...

Published Sun, Mar 10 2013 1:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Makers, house, Devices, wireless, Monitoring, home, switching, deaf, doorbell, project, sms

Captioning Telephone

This Captioning Telephone allows you to “see” the phone calls you cannot hear. It comes with a large display screen and has free voice-to-caption service to produce the text for the captions. No special equipment is required to make it work*, though a...

Published Sat, Mar 09 2013 1:31 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Livers, Communication, phone, Reading, caption, deaf, Listening, telephone

Notifying Doorbell

From Notifying Doorbell by ClementStorck on YouTube “This project will help you to hack your doorbell to send Push notification and an email with an attached picture when somebody’s at the door. It use the free PushingBox service to delegate...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2013 1:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Makers, Automation, Monitoring, home, deaf, doorbell, houser

No. 2 Stylus Pencil

I like that this has removable tips and can put two together to extend the length. See more at the link below http://www.no2stylus.com Related posts: Clutch Pencil adapted as Touch Screen Stylus One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens Mosspuppet...

Published Sun, Feb 24 2013 1:30 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Touch, touchscreen, mobile phone, touchpad, stylus, Capacitive, touchbarrier, pencil, phone

MedFolio – Electronic Pillbox Alerts

The MedFolio Electronic Pillbox is the usual configuration with times and days sectioned in their container, however the differences come in the electronics the box features. Each section features an LED light which glows when you are due to take it,...

Published Sat, Feb 16 2013 4:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Devices, wireless, Monitoring, medication, pills, pillbox

CheatSheet – View Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

CheatSheet: View A Complete List Of Keyboard Shortcuts For Any App On a Mac Via: AddictiveTips Related posts: Windows Key Shortcuts Keyboard Access for Google Maps Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad Read More...

Published Tue, Feb 12 2013 1:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Computer, Access, keyboard, Type, Hints, mac, reference, shortcuts

Snapvoice – Photos With Audio Recordings

Using Snapvoice you can add an audio recording of up to 90 seconds to a single image. I came across SnapVoice and it reminded me of an earlier post on a similar app, VoicePic, and some thoughts I had in that post around Mechanical Turk. I think this would...

Published Thu, Feb 07 2013 1:50 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Devices, Voice, Communication, Acoustic, app, blind, images, audible, iOS

Dynamic Physical Buttons on Touch Screens

World’s first dynamic deformable tactile surface capable of creating dynamic physical buttons that users can actually see and feel in advance of entering data into the device. Tactus Technology Related posts: One problem with Stylus for Capacitive...

Published Wed, Jan 30 2013 5:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Touch, feedback, haptic, blind

Lifekludger Quick Links: Hand Stylus; Voice Activated Alarm Clock

The Hand Stylus The Hand Stylus is a kickstarter-funded project. It has a retractable stylus tip. The tip rotates automatically to prevent wearing on one side. [via Chip Chick] ivee Voice Activated Alarm Clock Can speak to it Able to understand more than...

Published Sun, Jan 20 2013 5:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Voice, clock, Talking, stylus

Live Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Using Moverio

Live translating using a microphone, a smartphone running Google Translate, and Epson Moverio Epson’s Moverio is a pair of glasses with Wi-Fi controlled by a wired touch remote running on Android. With a little experimentation and development it could...

Published Sun, Jan 13 2013 5:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Livers, Access, Communication

The Stick N Find

StickNFind Bluetooth Powered ultra small Location Stickers…you can stick on your stuff, and use your smartphone to find them. The Virtual Leash enables you to set an alert for a specific distance. When a Stick-N-Find gets beyond your distance you...

Published Sun, Jan 06 2013 5:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, Livers, Monitoring

Increase maximum cursor speed on Mac

From the macupdate blog: Movez is an application which will enable you to boost your mouse or trackpad speed beyond the maximum allowed in System Preferences. OS X 10.8 or later 64-bit processor Download Now Related posts: Mouse as a glove The Touch Barrier...

Published Fri, Dec 14 2012 12:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Computing, Input, Livers, mouse, Software, Utilities, speed

AnyGlove Liquid makes any glove touch capable

Evidently this “AnyGlove” liquid will turn any glove into a touchscreen-friendly glove. AnyGlove is a liquid you apply to the fingertips of any glove which then makes the area to with the liquid usable on your touchscreen device. It’s...

Published Mon, Dec 10 2012 12:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Touch, touch barrier, liquid, anyglove

The MaKey MaKey configurable input system

It’s amazing how many times some creative, fun thing gets invented for basically ‘play’ that can be used in an alternate scenario for such real world benefit. Such it is with this MaKey MaKey system that allows anything to be an input...

Published Sat, Nov 24 2012 5:43 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Makers, Computing, Input, Touch, Typing, Movement, Playing, switching, play doh, controller, banana

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