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The Leap – Motion control device

dnw — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:23 +0000

“Leap Motion, a San Francisco start-up, wants to change the way you control your computer with a little device called The Leap. It is a small 3D motion sensor that goes in front of your computer and creates a 3D interaction space of 8 cubic feet from which you can use your hands and fingers to direct your computer.”

Windows 8 & Metro Accessibility

dnw — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Great article outlining Windows 8 & Metro Accessibility:

“Our accessibility goals in Windows 8 are to: Improve the assistive technologies that are components of Windows, and provide a good experience with the Metro style UI. Provide developer tools that have baseline accessibility built in, so that accessible Metro style apps are available in the Store. Engage assistive technology vendors (ATVs) to adopt Windows 8 and build upon the accessibility scenarios. Each of these goals and audiences are discussed.”

Drag your finger along the border to move around the screen. Borders disappear when you reach the edge of the screen.

Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/69031806758221685/ via Lifekludger on Pinterest

BrailleTouch – a Braille-like texting app

dnw — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:00:18 +0000

Georgia Tech has come up with BrailleTouch – a Braille-like texting app.

This ia a prototype app for touchscreen mobile device. You can Text not even having to even look at the device’s display at all – which bodes well for the visually impaired, of course.

“Research has shown that chorded, or gesture-based, texting is a viable solution for eyes-free written communication in the future, making obsolete the need for users to look at their devices while inputting text on them.” See the video.

Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/69031806758217385/ via Lifekludger on Pinterest

More Kinect as controller info

dnw — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:00:25 +0000

More Kinect controlled PC info:

The ability to control a Windows desktop with a simple hand gesture could become reality sooner than we once thought.

Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/69031806758161022/ via Lifekludger on Pinterest

Reverse Engineering for Home automation

dnw — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:29:59 +0000

Reverse Engineering an AC Signal Protocol for use on 240v home automation…[video]

Source: hackaday.com via David N on Pinterest

One hand chorded keyboard

dnw — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:24:45 +0000

Doug Engelbart’s Chorded Keyboard as a Multi-touch Interface

Source: hackaday.com via David N on Pinterest

Kinect and VR Goggles

dnw — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:26:56 +0000

Kinect and VR goggles to help with Phantom Limb Syndrome…

This project uses a Kinect and VR goggles to put the patient in a virtual environment…so they get a virtual representation of their whole self projected into their goggles.

Phantom Limb Pain therapy with Kinect from Benjamin Blundell on Vimeo.

Source: hackaday.com via David N on Pinterest

Microsoft release Kinect for Windows

dnw — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:00:34 +0000

Microsoft released the Kinect for Windows. Basically, it’s designed expressly for hacking. The Kinect for Windows can reliably ‘see’ objects 40 cm (16 in) away, and supports up to four Kinects connected to the same computer.

Source: blogs.msdn.com via David N on Pinterest

Lifekludger on ABC Radio – Second life, disability & education

dnw — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:58:54 +0000

A couple months back I was contacted to see if I could give some input for an ABC Radio National program segment on Second life, disability and education.

My input was focused around barriers to access to technology generally and from my Lifekludger perspective. Also touched on the importance of technology for people living with disability and a little from how I experience Second life use.

Play / Download here (13:28 min; 6.52 Mb)

Show synopsis:

Second life, disability and education
14/06/2011
We hear more and more about virtual worlds: cyber islands like Second Life where you can indeed lead an entire second life, just sitting at a computer while your avatar roams around having adventures. Now educators are starting to take a closer look at these technologies. For one thing, virtual universities would be a lot cheaper to build and run. There are also great creative possibilities for students and teachers, as long as everyone is able to get in through the virtual doors. Annie Hastwell reports.

BreathBird : Breath activated scanning input comes to iPad

dnw — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:42:59 +0000

Techcrunch report on the (free) BreathBird twitter app for the iPad.

BreathBird employs the well honed concept of ‘scanning‘ that’s been used for alternate input selection on software like on-screen scanning keyboards for years and applies it in a fresh way to this iPad app, using breath as the trigger rather than a switch.

I’m unaware of any other apps using the scanning keyboard input method, so this may be a first on the iPad.

Taking the concept further… how about using the front-facing camera of the iPad 2 to ‘view’ and sense a blink as the trigger. Now there’s a project.

Nomad Brush – A Paintbrush for iPad

dnw — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:50:46 +0000

Nomad Brush is a unique paintbrush for the iPad that features soft, flexible bristles made from a blend of natural and conductive fibers.

Nomad Brush + iPad from Don Lee on Vimeo.

The makers say “This simple and elegant design makes it a perfect tool for drawing and painting on the iPad”.

I’d be interested to know what material the shaft is made from. Regardless of if you paint or not, this device shows how elegant solution a well implemented idea for a capacitive touch stylus can be.

[via] Nomad Brush

Make your own Touchscreen Stylus Brush

dnw — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:21:11 +0000

Rainy Day Magazine features an article on how to make a stylus and brush for capacitive touch screens like the iPad/iPhone etc out of some stripped copper wire and a ball point pen casing.

The article contains lots of great information, links, ideas and photos and is well worth a read.

[via] DIY iPad Brush…

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