World’s First True Bionic Eye
Thomas Moore Health correspondent Updated:09:32, Monday April 21, 2008
Doctors have exclusively shown Sky News the world’s first true bionic eye that could allow the blind to see.
Breakthrough for the blind
The pea-sized video camera is small enough to fit inside the eyeball.
Microsoft Finalizes Windows XP SP3
Paul Thurrott, news editor,
thurrott@windowsitpro.com
Microsoft announced yesterday the completion of Windows XP SP3, the final service pack for the aging and soon-to-be-discontinued desktop OS. XP SP3 will make its way to PC makers and Microsoft’s enterprise customers in the coming weeks, the software giant says. Read the rest of this entry »
iVisit SeeStar offers persons who are visually impaired access to a remote sighted assistant.
© Business Wire 2008 2008-04-01 02:30:00 -
iVisit LLC announced today that its iVisit SeeStar & SeeScan mobile applications were selected as finalists in the Third Annual CTIA Emerging Technologies (E-Tech) Awards. Read the rest of this entry »
Most computer users repeat passwords, at their peril
By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Thu Apr 17, 12:14 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO
Using the same password for multiple Web pages is the Internet-era equivalent of having the same key for your home, car and bank safe-deposit box. Read the rest of this entry »
Reports from subscribers that have used this program indicate it works quite well. The program is designed to work with JAWS. We have no input from any Window Eyes users. There is a free trial available.
TypeAbility 2.1.3
The Typing Program for the Blind!
TypeAbility is a program that teaches typing in 68 user-friendly lessons.
Chennai Online,
India
Beacon Light: Mohanraj Peter
Mohanraj Peter was born in a very poor family. His father worked in a tea estate in Valparai, near Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu. He was given very low wages which was not enough to feed a family of seven children and parents.
Mohanraj is the fifth child of the family. What the father earned was not enough for their family as he was the only earning member. Read the rest of this entry »
WLOX-TV, Mississippi Saturday, September 23, 2006
Blind Dispatcher Inspiration For Others
By Marcia Hill
Marcia Hill Reports On Man Who Lost His Sight, But Found A Career Helping Others In the dispatcher training class at the Department of Marine Resources building, you might not notice anything unusual. But a closer look gives it away - a working dog lies next to T.J. Faeser. T.J. is a dispatcher and he is blind.
“I graduated in 03, I lost my vision in March of 04. I was in my first semester of college when I lost my vision… I was working as a diesel mechanic, ” he says. Read the rest of this entry »
New, cheap battery outshines alkalines
By David Pogue
The New York Times
Panasonic will introduce AA and AAA disposable batteries in June that the company calls the “most significant developments in primary battery technology in 40 years.”
According to Panasonic, these Oxyride batteries last up to twice as long as premium alkaline batteries like Duracell Ultra ($5 for four), yet cost the same as regular alkalines ($4 for four). Read the rest of this entry »
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