Hello dear list members: I am Daniela Rubio from Barcelona, a member of this list since long time ago. First of all, I hope this e-mail finds you very well, and sorry if this reaches you from different channels. I am writing this sort of Off topic note, in order to share about a new device that an European company (Tech4Freedom) is developing, in which process I am involved.
This is related to mobile technology, because it is a gadget full of sensors which connects to a smartphone; and by combining the smartphone’s capabilities with those of this gadget, a lot of tasks can be accomplished. The idea is to provide accurate data on body and environmental temperature, humidity, distance or measure calculation, color and light detection, and even tracking things or people using beacoms among others. The idea is to substitute all the special devices that visually impaired people use to get that information with a single device. Regarding the connection with the smartphone, we know that there are some apps that can give information, but they are not very accurate. here, there will be specific apps which can use those sensors in the way the developer wants (there will be an open set of APIs); this is, developers will be able to create their own accessible apps with what ever purpose. The first comercial prototype of this device will be available in Europe at the beginning of next year, but the second version is already in development. And here, there are a lot of hardware and software customisation possibilities. you can virtually configure the device for your own needs from a range of available censors and apps. In that way, it could be used by all kinds of people with different needs. For example, there could be a glucomiter, a drop counter, a TV decoder, or what ever you need; of course, all with accessible apps. Sorry for the long explanation, but it is a very new approach and it is not easy to describe. We are carrying out an extensive market study in order to know peoples thoughts in order for the company to develop a really useful device. There is a survey in english, which it would be great that you could complete and distribute; and of course, all ideas are welcome! To know more about the project, you can see the webpage at: www.tech4freedom.net <http://www.tech4freedom.net/> And the survey is at: http://es.surveymonkey.com/r/T7NV5SZ <http://es.surveymonkey.com/r/T7NV5SZ> Thanks a lot for reading this, I think that if well conducted, this new device could be a breakthrough in special needs approach for health, education, entertainment and much more. I would love to hear your thoughts about this and thanks again! Best Daniela Rubio T -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
