Tag: disabled
Passenger Assistance app launched to help disabled rail passengers
It’s hoped a new app available from today will make it easier and quicker for disabled people to request assistance for their train journeys, enabling them to travel with greater […]
Uber to offer FREE rides so disabled can vote in election
Uber is to offer free rides to the polls for wheelchair users, disabled and older people so they can vote in the General Election this Thursday. Uber will be offering […]
Disabled people ‘shut out of online shopping’
Disabled people are being shut out of online shopping by inaccessible websites and apps, a survey suggests. Charity Scope called on retailers to ensure they were not missing out on […]
Microsoft introduces eye-controlled games for those with mobility problems
Microsoft has introduced games for Windows 10 that can be controlled by players’ eyes in a bid to help people with speech and mobility difficulties. Microsoft has reinvented four classic […]
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 3 Round-Up
Another day, another Tech Digest CES 2010 round-up. Fancy Tweeting hands-free in your car or controlling your PC by breathing? Check today's top stories below and find out how. Twitter coming to Ford cars The digital equivalent of drink-driving? Motorola…
CES 2010: Zyxio's new breathing-based PC controller, the Sensawaft
Here's a neat demo-video courtesy of Engadget showing off Zyxio's new breathing-based PC controller. A novel mouse-alternative, the Sensawaft features a sensor which converts the direction, length and strength of your breathing into commands for the PC cursor. It…
VIDEO: Japanese exoskeleton suit called "HAL".
There’s a long comic book tradition of people going slightly doo-lally, building massive robot suits in their garage, and then stomping all over their enemies. Well, the Japanese just did it. They’ve built HAL, who looks like he’ll stomp all over you in an instant.
HAL is worn over your arms and legs, and uses eight motors to attached to your shoulders, elbows, knees and waist to control your movements. Let just hope that whoever’s controlling it has the same ideas about what you want to do as you do. Still, longer term, this could be an incredible help for the disabled.
(via WeirdAsiaNews)
