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Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:28 am
by bhtooefr
This tech is for a much more common adaptation, and not one that would get a student into Yamaku, but...

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/201 ... story.html

Essentially, it's an adjustable pair of glasses.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:26 am
by SpunkySix
bhtooefr wrote:Essentially, it's an adjustable pair of glasses.
Might help Kenji some, at least.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 4:31 am
by brythain
SpunkySix wrote:
bhtooefr wrote:Essentially, it's an adjustable pair of glasses.
Might help Kenji some, at least.
Hmmm, this centre just opened in Singapore, of all places. It's a whole low-vision support package — tech, methods, training, etc. Founded by an eye surgeon and her neurosurgeon husband…

"What the centre does is to first perform an assessment of each child, evaluating the child's functional vision, his orientation and mobility (ie his ability to get around) and what kinds of assistive technologies are available to help. It then custom designs programmes for each child. IC2 Prephouse also works with mainstream schools to help them to modify their teaching methods to support vision-impaired students who study there."

Amazing.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:54 pm
by Oscar Wildecat
Here's a bit of adaptive technology Hisao and Rika may be interested in...

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:05 pm
by Khalego
Oscar Wildecat wrote:Here's a bit of adaptive technology Hisao and Rika may be interested in...
Five-year battery...People barely remember to charge their phones half the time, like they're gonna remember to replace the batteries.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 9:43 pm
by Atario
Khalego wrote:Five-year battery...People barely remember to charge their phones half the time, like they're gonna remember to replace the batteries.
Dunno about you, but I'd make damned sure I had several reminders set up well ahead of time…

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:10 pm
by Oscar Wildecat
One could always go with thermoelectric batteries. Just watch out for random mutations. :?

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:14 pm
by Silentcook
...Currently implanted pacemakers run on similarly long-lasting batteries, you know. And to be quite honest, I'd say that if you neglected to stay alive through forgetting to maintain the one thing that's keeping you ticking, well... no real loss. :?

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:18 pm
by Mirage_GSM
People die because they neglect their health all the time - though I admit this case would be rather extreme...

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:57 pm
by Notguest
Presumably there are low battery warnings of some kind.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:28 pm
by Charmant
Artificial hearts are creepy....But anyway, this is kind of awesome. It's like what Stephen Hawking uses to talk only completely more convenient.

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:31 am
by Atario
Charmant wrote:Artificial hearts are creepy....
Huh??

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:27 am
by bhtooefr

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:18 am
by Comrade
So we'll be able to remotely control Humans?
Then what's the point of consumerism and globalization?

Re: Adaptive technology

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:03 pm
by Oscar Wildecat
Not exactly "adaptive technology", but this bioprinter is an interesting concept, nonetheless.