Remember in that pile of singing synths, when I mentioned the Braille ‘N’ Speak singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? Well, I found it! I used this device as my notetaker all through high school. It took me a couple of days of constant listening to even remotely comprehend this thing. Now it seems so easy …
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Yoomi Yoomi Yoomi, It Puts Warm Milk In His Tummy
For those of you who like your eggs pre-cracked and your coffee cans self-heating, here comes something else for you. Why stumble around the kitchen trying to remember how to warm your baby’s milk when you can just press a button on the bottle, and it will heat itself? Seriously. The Yoomi, that’s its name, …
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The Hoople Mobility Aid: Anybody Ever Heard Of It?
I’m reading some documentation about wayfinding techniques for blinks and others with other disabilities, and in the definitions section, it mentions the Hoople Mobility Aid. It’s supposed to be an alternative to the cane, and amazingly, it’s not full of electronics. It sounds kinda cool! Is there any reason it didn’t take off? Or did …
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It’s A Bone Phone
A man was just hangin’ out in a grocery store parking lot. He asked a woman if she wanted to see something. Before she could say yes or no, he showed her pictures of a dude’s junk that he had on his cellphone. She went to police. They found pictures of at least three different …
Behold Our Singing Screenreader Collection!
I finally cleaned up all the broken links, and added some more! Come check it out! I don’t know how I got thinking about this, but this old post floated through my head, and I realized that the site it links to has died and since been bought up by some nondescript software and domain-selling’ …
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It’s A Pile of Thoughts!
This is a pretty sad state of affairs. I’ve been meaning to write some random stuff down, and started compiling a list about two weeks ago…and I’m finally starting to write it. I have so many things written down that I thought I’d better split it into dog and non-dog posts. So let’s start with …
>Thought For The Day
>Louis C.K. – Learn to appreciate Technology. The stuff about hating people with 0’s in their numbers is so true…especially if you ever tried to enter a radio contest with a dial phone. I’m not sure how anybody ever won anything. 1..8………0………..0……….5……3….7…fuck! 1..8………0………..0……… then you finally get the whole number right and the line is …
>Good Mornin’ Kapten!
>Ooo! Something else I can drool over, and maybe something I can afford. Kapsys from France, which has developed the Kapten voice-controled GPS, has partnered with ILA so they can sell it! It sounds pretty cool. It has no screen, so we can for sure use it. It also doubles as an mp3 player. Even …
Cell Phone Seminar Archive is Available
Remember how I mentioned attending a seminar about accessible cell phones? Well, finally, the archive is up! There was lots of cool info in there, and you get to hear my squeaky voice! I ask a couple of questions, and probably clip. Woops. But check out all the info. Here’s a tip for fellow blinks. …
The Desk Of Death
Eek. A company has made a desk to attach to your steering wheel. Yeah, I had to link to it so you’d believe me. Here’s the description. Introducing the AutoExec WM-01 Wheelmate Steering Wheel Desk Tray – Gray – , featured in our Other Vehicle Parts department. This product generally ships within 2 business day(s) …