Recent Entries in adaptive tech
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Android and BlackBerry Apps 2Day: Egnyte Online File Sharing Backup
Egnyte introduced Blackberry and Android device interfaces that allow small business users secure access to all their business files via their Blackberry or Android-powered smartphones. Egnyte's on-demand file server enables both Mac and PC business users to have online file...
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BlackBerry Apps 2Day: Epocrates Essentials
Epocrates Essentials is now avaialble for BlackBerry smartphone. BlackBerry smartphones are one of Epocrates' fastest growing platforms with more than 20 percent growth among U.S. physicians in the past quarter. For a $159 annual fee, medical professional can get easy...
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Nokia Test Labs Offers Text Braille Reader for Blind and Visually-Impaired
Nokia, Tampere University and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired have created the Nokia Braille Reader. The Nokia Braille Reader offers the visually-impaired and blind a way to read SMS text messages via Braille.The app captures received SMS messages and...
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Audiopoint Update 2Day: Speaks Calendar and Email for Visually Impaired
Audiopoint, introduced an upgrade to its Voice Terminal Service that speaks directly to the visually impaired community, voice enables Google Calendar and offers entry level service plans making the service affordable to all. VTS allows visually-impaired users to access email...
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Verizon Offers TALKS on Moto Q 9C for Blind and Visually Impaired
Verizon Wireless is now offering new assistive technology that converts displayed text into speech for users who are blind or visually impaired. It will available on the MOTO Q 9c smartphone beginning March 15. TALKS for Verizon Wireless supports audio...
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National Federation of the Blind and Stevie Wonder Requested More Accessible Technolgy at CES
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), States, exhibited at theinternational Consumer Electronics Show along with the Sendero Group Stevie Wonder was also there to advocate more blind-friendly consumer electronics and mobile devices. Although he currently uses a BlackBerry, he...
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Local 10-Digit Numbers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Users from Sprint
Sprint now offers "Call Now' service for deaf and hearing-impaired users. It lets Sprint Relay Customers receive calls through their personal 10-digit local phone number. The services include video viewing and instant messaging. Sprint announced the availability of local,...
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Captioned Phone Conversations for Hearing Impaired from WebCapTel On The Go
Sprint now offers WebCapTel On the Go, a new, free mobile web-based service that allows hard of hearing customers to read word-for-word captions on Windows Mobile 6 Web browsers. The service is also compatible with the Safari 2.0 Web browser....
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Sign Language on Cellphones, Thanks to U of Washington
A group at the University of Washington has developed software that deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans to use sign language over a mobile phone. UW engineers had phones working together this spring, and recently received a National Science Foundation grant...
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Hearing Impaired Helped by Nokia Loopset for People with Hearing Aids
Nokia announced the Nokia Wireless Loopset, designed specifically for improved mobile communications for people with hearing aids. With a T-coil equipped hearing aid or cochlear implant, the Loopset can help hearing aid users enjoy great audio quality and handsfree operation...
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Cyber Age Chimp Albert Joins Facebook Invites Friends
A 20-year-old male chimpanzee named Albert was the first ape to join Facebook, the largest online social network. Soon after Albert joined, three other chimps named Mr. Jones, Sheena, and Britney followed. Scientists from The University of Northern Oregon have...
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Apps Helping Vision Impaired Availble from AT&T
AT&T Inc. announced two new applications that will increase usability for wireless customers who are blind or have low vision. AT&T is partnering with Code Factory to offer Mobile Speak and Mobile Magnifier, both for Windows Mobile and Symbian Series...
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