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The Descriptive Camera

The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. I’d like to see...

Published Fri, Jun 08 2012 3:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Communication

Touch and Eye-Tracking in Ultrabook Prototype

Tobii-Synaptics Windows 8 prototype From an interesting article on Wired: “… even with touch as an input option, accessibility remains an issue for people with limited mobility, or those who suffer from long-term repetitive stress injuries...

Published Thu, Jul 11 2013 3:03 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Computing, Input, Touch, Recently Read, fplk, eye tracking, Visual/Light, win8

One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens

iPhone Hacks blog has the low down on the problems of styluses on capacitive touch screens in a post titled New Apple Patent Talks about Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens. The relevant bit: According to the inventors, modern day capacitive touch sensors...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 6:45 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Input, Touch, Design, touchpad, stylus, Capacitive, touchbarrier

DIY Drinking strawz

These straws look like a lot of fun, the $13 set comes with 20 rubber connectors and 16 straw parts to make your own drinking straw contraption… - [via ThinkGeek] Link. Read More...

Published Sun, Dec 27 2009 4:29 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Living, drink, straw, diy

Do RIM’s optical trackpads offer Accessible Alternative to “Skin” Touch?

It seems RIM’s ‘optical pad’ technology could offer hope for the “touch barrier” that exists with the requirement for skin to touch the capacitive type pads that dominate todays gadgets. Thinking [...] Read More...

Published Fri, Dec 18 2009 10:21 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Thoughts, Touch, touch barrier, optical

A headset that reads your brainwaves

Tan Le’s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts. Demo from TED A myriad of uses for input control. Related posts...

Published Fri, Aug 02 2013 6:31 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, brain, Thought, headset, ted, brainwaves

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

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

Mosspuppet makes a stylus – Shuddup!

Not sure how effective or durable this stylus would be, but I love Mosspuppet and he does offer a little interesting commentary on ‘conductive foam’ availability – something other DIY stylus, like these here, here and here use. I suppose...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 3:59 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Makers, Input, Touch, stylus, Hints, foil, mosspuppet, protein bar

DIY Touchscreen Stylus using Conductive foam

Finally, a Stylus kludge that actually looks workable as it can be made different lengths and is cheap and easy. Now, I just need to get hold of some of that conductive foam so I can get someone to make me up a mouthstick version. If anyone has some foam...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 1:49 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Makers, Input, Touch, touchscreen, stylus, foam, Touchscreen Stylus, pen

Comparing iPads, Netbooks for AAC Use | ATMac

Ricky Buchanan from ATMac has some interesting thoughts and good links on Comparing iPads, Netbooks, and Auggies for AAC Use, after an RJ Cooper comparison on the topic. on | ATMac [Source] Related posts:Open-source hardware heads towards mainstream...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 11:55 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, Touch, links, ipad, atmac

Hitachi stylus compatible, capacitive touch panel

This interesting development was flagged to me recently and is of great interest personally as I battle with the “Touch barrier” that the pervasive use of capacitive type touch-screens pose. Hitachi Displays has developed a projective-type...

Published Wed, Nov 24 2010 11:00 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Input, Touch, Access, touch barrier, touchpad, stylus, Capacitive, touchbarrier, hitachi

SpillNot Info – YouTube

via https://youtu.be/6H3pUJwejck Related posts: More Kinect as controller info YouTube videos focusing on Mobile Accessibility Emporia Life Phone info sought Read More...

Published Sat, Dec 31 2016 11:52 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: Thoughts

Always provide a text link to the home page

User Experience One of the first things I learned in my user experience classes was to always provide a text link to the home page. Do you offer both text link and linked logo for the home page? Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: October...

Published Sun, Oct 14 2018 2:09 PM by lifekludger

Filed under: video, Web, home, ACCESSIBILITY NEWS

Voice mouse development

This voice mouse for Mac OS X is a work in progress. It allows those with mobility issues to interact with the mouse cursor using only their voice. Some great comments looks like further development will be forthcoming. Source : spamtech.co.uk/…...

Published Thu, Jul 05 2012 3:00 AM by lifekludger

Filed under: Lifekludger Links, control, Input, Voice, mouse

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