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Re: Telephone headset for blind individuals who work with screen

From: Doug Sutherland <>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 15:24:09 +0200

Vito wrote:

 > Doug, I'd like to hear more about what you're hoping
 > to do in the future.

Assistive devices are the killer wearable application.
Pricing on embedded boards has dropped dramatically
since I built my first wearable. There are a ton of
tiny and cheap sensors available now, and I can get
Atel microcontrollers for $7. Free software is making
it possible to put something together for much less
than the past. I'm thinking convergence here, ie my
ideas consolidate functions, and I'm thinking open
platforms. That's all I will say for now ... other
than I think it's time that some hacker(s) go to
work and put tech in the hands of people who really
need it. It will take me years to put any of these
ideas into action, but I have a vision, and I am
basically doing a bunch of research, and I am now
already working on some prototypes to see what can
be done with COTS parts and free software.

   -- Doug 

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