Touchscreen Phones for the Blind
Making touchscreen phones accessible seems like an impossible challenge. But, the Eyes-Free Android project is working on it! Skip to about 2 minute mark for the demo. [Gizmodo]
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Revolutionary New Laptop with No Keyboard
The Onion just released one of its funniest Mac-bashing videos yet. It’s the day before the last (and Steve Job-less) Apple keynote at MacWorld, and I think this video is a great follow-up to my last post on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). BCIs are keyboardless and so is this new laptop dreamed up by The Onion [...]
Brain-Computer Interfaces
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) are both scary and very promising at the same time. As evidenced by this 60 Minutes video, BCIs are an essential tool already for many disabled individuals. BCIs can provide the ability to use thought in order to type, produce speech, and control prosthetic limbs. Could BCIs finally replace the old WIMP [...]
Netflix Lays Off Workers Because of Good Usability
Netflix will lay off 50 tech support workers not because of the recession, but because they simply don’t need them. The Los Gatos-based company claims that their Web-based player is so easy to use that they don’t need all of the tech support staff that they hired. While this is clear proof that usability can [...]
Surfing for Seniors: Making Computers Easier to Use Through Metaphors
Here’s a fascinating video that teaches seniors how to use computers and the Internet through metaphors. When it popped up in my feed reader, I was about to write it off as a nostalgic video with only comedic value. However, its two metaphors may still be useful today: The controls on a claw crane can [...]
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