Hi. Would you be interested in a Motorized grill brush? (No scrubbing!) Well, it’s currently $19.99 at Brookstones. Or how about your own Pet Owners Robotic Vacuum? 350 bucks. Or pocket sized germ eliminating light? Oh, and the Fish Agility Training Set. Yes, this complete set of underwater activities allows you to train your pet fish to perform a series of agility maneuvers, including swimming through hoops, pushing a soccer ball, navigating a slalom course, and more. Because your fish will do these things if you buy them the right materials. Because training your fish is vital these days. Because they want to be talented.
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Wow. Honestly?
I was flipping through the pages that my mother had turned town in the recent (hundreds of) catalogs that arrived conveniently right before Christmas. I was appalled to say the least.
Reading "Software that opens worlds to the disabled" By James Flanigan was the most refreshing experience I’ve had recently. It’s really nice to know that some people have their priorities straight. The article describes a nonprofit corporation entitled “Project: Possibility” that enabled the development of various programs aimed at helping disabled people “expand their capabilities”. This development takes place at the University of Southern California and is lead by groups of volunteers.
“ONE computer program would allow vision-impaired shoppers to point their cellphones at supermarket shelves and hear descriptions of products and prices. Another would allow a physically disabled person to guide a computer mouse using brain waves and eye movements,” said Flanigan.
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Wow. Honestly?
I was flipping through the pages that my mother had turned town in the recent (hundreds of) catalogs that arrived conveniently right before Christmas. I was appalled to say the least.
Reading "Software that opens worlds to the disabled" By James Flanigan was the most refreshing experience I’ve had recently. It’s really nice to know that some people have their priorities straight. The article describes a nonprofit corporation entitled “Project: Possibility” that enabled the development of various programs aimed at helping disabled people “expand their capabilities”. This development takes place at the University of Southern California and is lead by groups of volunteers.
“ONE computer program would allow vision-impaired shoppers to point their cellphones at supermarket shelves and hear descriptions of products and prices. Another would allow a physically disabled person to guide a computer mouse using brain waves and eye movements,” said Flanigan.
I’m sure Apple Inc. is developing their latest music player or phone at this moment and I only wish that technology aimed at helping to improve a person’s needs was as quick in the development as the technology that only exists for our pleasure.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/smallbusiness/18edge.html?8dpc=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1229569390-qhX/k1fHu5Zp8SbhUW8Oyg
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/smallbusiness/18edge.html?8dpc=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1229569390-qhX/k1fHu5Zp8SbhUW8Oyg
