Mavis Beacon- Haptic Feedback to Help Communication Among Disabled
By Vlad | August 28, 2008
The tongue is a really important part of our body, isn’t it? It’s what we use to taste food, to communicate and more importantly, we stick it out to send cheeky messages to people who annoy us. It is believed that our tongue is not connected to the spinal cord so there is no damage caused in the event of spinal cord injury. The Georgia Tech team has come up with a tongue-based apparatus for the disabled population as a means of communication.
Asda launches disposable cell phone as cheap as $10
By Andrew | April 30, 2008
Now that’s what I call really cheap. A cell phone for just $10! I doubt if even a pack of cigarettes come for that price. No, it’s not a kid phone, nor it is just an emergency calling phone, but a full fledged phone with decent features making it good enough to be called a cell phone.
Actually these $ 10 phones are being sold as ‘disposable cell phones’ by UK’s supermarket chain Asda. These are made specially to be disposed off and operate on standard pay-as-you-go tariffs. You can just grab one off the shelf, use it once and throw it away if you wanted. There are no hidden or extra costs. The models available are Nokia 1112 (pictured right) Sagem My212x, Sagem My220x and Sagem My150x.
Good for people who need a cell phone temporarily for any reason ranging from regular phone being lost or that they are in a country of some time.