Feedback Form
   
Add to Google
Online Service Lets Blind Surf The Internet
Friday, June 27, 2008 - Anuradha Menon
Home >> Headlines >> Internet
  Peralink
Visions of future technology don't involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly store everything from e-mail to spreadsheets on the Web. But for the roughly 10 million people in the United States who are blind or visually impaired, using a computer has, so far, required special screen-reading software typically installed only on their own machines.    (source: uwnews.org)


Related News  Adobe Enables Search in Flash Content Adobe Enables Search in Flash Content Google’s New Browser: Chrome Google’s New Browser: Chrome

Other Pictures HYmini – Hybrid Mini Green Power Bank HYmini – Hybrid Mini Green Power Bank A Robotic ATHLETE A Robotic ATHLETE

Other Articles 2007 In Science, Medicine and Space 2007 In Science, Medicine and Space 2008 in Science, Medicine and Space 2008 in Science, Medicine and Space

No comments have been posted for this item.

Add a New Comment
Your name:   0/20
Subject:  0/30
Your Comment:  0/999
Type the following letters: Visual CAPTCHA
Please keep your comments related to the above item's topic. TFOT reserves the right to delete any unrelated comment without notice.

Picture Of The Day
The Dark Side of Carbon
The Dark Side of Carbon

Video
Aftermath Of Enormous Galactic Pile-up
Aftermath Of Enormous Galactic Pile-up

Site Of The Week
Galaxy Zoo
Galaxy Zoo

Personal Column
Detroit’s Dream of Aircraft Production
Dr. Daniel Uziel
Detroit’s Dream of Aircraft Production
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Site Profile
Copyright © 2007 The Future of Things. All rights reserved.