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Meet ‘FrankenKindle’ – An E-reader Created for a Handicapped User
- Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:05am by
Mike Opelka
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An electrical engineer named Glenn (not Beck) deconstructed an Amazon Kindle in an effort to help his sister — who has cerebral palsy — be able to read more books. By adding some larger control buttons from a different device, the electronic reader can now become a valuable tool for Glenn’s sister. The video posted below has won the admiration of many on the Internet and may have shown Amazon how their e-reader can be adapted to allow millions of people with disabilities to use these handy devices.
This is the third video from Glenn the engineer. See more clips of the early stages of Glenn’s enterprising experiment HERE.
(H/T – Engadget)
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Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:37amI read this on Hack-a-Day http://hackaday.com/ . Next step, a Cease and Desist order from Amazon. No one in America is permitted to innovate outside of the auspices of a corporate master.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 4:39pmCool. Technology and adaptation being used to normalize a person’s life… instead of just another venue for porn. I work with a speech therapist who is using iPads to replace expensive and limited augmentative communication devices. Smart and effecient people will find a way to help folks while thinking outside that ol’ box. Way to go, Glenn!!!
Report Post »kindling
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:01pmI worked at Atari in the 70s when video games were only being made for arcades around the world. A guy in my department that tested my work set up hand controls to test the games as they passed through. We would jump around and play the games during our breaks and Noland came in and saw this set up and left in a hurry which was unusual as he liked to hang with up. We were all laid off several weeks later and Atari came out with a home version of the Atari very soon after that.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:18pm@louise & santramir
Ease up for Pete’s sake!!!This guy is helping his sister. Not every issue is life and death or political or religious or money/market related. Some things are just good.
Report Post »louise
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 5:23pmLove this product, but not the name. Frankenkindle is a little to close to Frankenstein for me….especially since this is some to help the handicapped.
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:26pmGreat Job, electrical engineer Glenn, My brother also
Report Post »loves doing this kind of stuff, always trys to make stuff
different or better.. Your Sister is very luck to have a
Loving Brother, God Bless You and your Sister,
.and good luck with all your Projects..
loriann12
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:05amHe named it that because he took parts from something else to add to it. It makes sense when you think about it.
Report Post »santramir
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 5:21pmCheap distractions no more, STOP the FED. Get your dollar power back. Sovereign America again.
Report Post »tharpdevenport
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 3:38pmI introduced the spin-off, the ALFRANKENKINDLE. The E-Reader for those with political mental handicaps.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:08pmIf this guy could get the funding to make it smaller and more easily adaptable to the Kindle this guy could create his own American dream.
Report Post »Right_on_the_Left_Coast
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:39amAmerican Ingenuity at work… people like this are what make us great. Great job! I hope Amazon is taking notes…
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:23amOMGosh! My son would so love that. He can’t hit the tiny buttons on mine.
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