I just thought I’d link to a cool study being done so that perhaps it would help get more participants. Martin Talbot is a PHD student in human computer interactions at the University of Waterloo. He’s trying to design a navigation system for blind people. But unlike the makers of the Swan and the Mygo, …
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What’s That, Lassie? Timmie Fell Down The Well?
I’ve always wondered if it’s possible to figure out what Trix is thinking. Now, apparently there is something that can analyze barks. Israeli prisons are using it to interpret their guard dogs’ barks. But what I find more disturbing than the fact that they’ve invested all this money in technology that analyzes sample barks which …
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Ever Heard Of A Bathroom Break?
Why do we need to play videogames using our pee? Well, it’s more about aiming the pee, but good god. And even worse, you’re playing it with a fellow pisser. Oh my my my.
>I Don’t Know…Stuff!
>I’ve been meaning to write this thought pile down for a while, but for some reason, I just couldn’t get started. Even now, it isn’t flowing like it usually does. Oh well, hopefully it will pick up before it’s done. I can’t believe I’m halfway through that French class I joined. Things are going very …
Something Tells Me This Product Isn’t Going To Get Its Moment In The Sun
I think it’s great that Triumph International wants to make a solar bra. But I think they have two huge problems: 1. people don’t usually like to show part of their bra, which they’d need to do to give the solar panel the light it needs to create enough juice to power your cellphone, mp3-player, …
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Future Aids
I’ve found a new place to buy things. What kind of things? Braille things. Talking things. All kinds of neat things. They’re cheap. They have neat descriptions of their things. Some of them even have instruction sheets you can read. I just bought a talking pedometer, and you can listen to its voice. It only …
RG: Really Great If It Works
After reading this story about the testing of an RFID Tag-reading robot designed to help blind shoppers around the store, I am a pendulum swinging from “cool idea!” to “oh shit we’re in trouble.” Come swing with me a while. Weee! We’re up in the “cool idea!” area. That would be sweet to walk into …
Bad Poetry
I said I would find this old poem. It appears I have. Probably no one will find this funny except Steve and me. Oh well. I was on that user’s list of folks who used the ELba, and one of them got all mushy gushy about his ELba. I believe he was from Germany or …
Jibber Jabber, Chit Chat, and Tech Talk
I don’t know what’s up with me right now, but I’m full of this unfocused, nervous energy. I’m about as distracted as Trixie after she just saw a pup she likes. I thought maybe, just maybe, I could write a post and get that energy out. So here’s some randomness…ooo! A squirrel! I find the …
I’m Looking Simply USBeautiful Today
The combination USB card reader and compact mirror, another one of those things I’m not sure how the world has done with out for so long.