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Well, here’s the final Wayfinder Access update. That refund program they promised is alive and functioning. Here’s the general page, and here’s the refund application form. Three things of note: If you bought more than one region code, say so in the notes section because you’re owed 300 euros per region. Also, apparently you don’t …
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Somebody really doesn’t like an alarm clock that goes beebeebeebeep, and figures there are others who feel the same. So, whoever this is made at least a concept alarm clock with a totally different stimulus to wake the person up…the smell and sizzle of bacon! Yes, this alarm clock theoretically cooks a strip of bacon. …
How cool is this? Yup, there I go again with the how cool is this? But come on, how cool is this? The NFB is compiling a list of blind guy-accessible appliances. Do you know what this means? If you’re shopping for a new washer/dryer/dishwasher/other household gadget, but you don’t want to get stuck with …
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Ooo! Another study! I just received this yesterday. I think Steve should participate, because he takes awesome blind guy pictures. If I participate, I can show a good example of a blink failing at snapping a good picture. Just between the two of us, there’d be the two extremes haaha! Here are the details. Hi, …
This cell phones and emergency services study will probably be our only post for the day, but hey, it’s something. Here are the study details. Researchers at the Neil Squire Society in cooperation with the Canadian Association of the Deaf, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities …
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On all of the Blue Jays radio broadcasts they’ve been plugging this Vtech Bullpen Hotline contest where you can win a VTECH Dect 6.0 Model DS6321-2 dual-handset cordless phone every time the team playing against the Jays goes to their bullpen. Actually they use this stupid wording about “every time the Jays ring up the …
I had something happen to me last night that made me realize just how far we’ve come in the technology department. I was going to meet up with my French group for a movie. After the banks were closed, I suddenly realized goddamn it, the theatre doesn’t do debit! So, I thought “No worries, I’ll …
>What really happened to this security van in England reminds me of the car alarm sketch by Radio Free Vestibule. I know that’s not the complete sketch, but you get the idea. If it had continued, the car would have turned into a robot intent on demolishing the earth, and just then, before the earth …
Look, James Blair Lackey, if you’re going to send a big ol’ cellphone picture of your nether regions to someone, check the damn number, would ya? If you don’t, and the number’s wrong, you’ve got yourself an offended woman and some obscenity charges. And this is a message to everyone. If you’re going to send …
I had a few random thoughts that weren’t Trixie-related. Don’t worry, I can’t foresee this post being nearly as long. In our house, we have a fan standing in the hallway near the entrance of one of the bedrooms. The reason it’s there is that’s the only room where we could put our air conditioner, …