Hearing help in the developing world: An unconventional approach

Bill Hodgetts, an audiologist at the University of Alberta, has a big idea!  Bill would like to develop an app that tests hearing and then use the ipod as a hearing device, as a personal amplification system!He writes:Hearing loss and deafness affect at least 278 million people worldwide, two thirds of whom live in developing …

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Shazam! A Projector Is Shrunk

Thanks Susan Burwash for this link...The New York TimesBy DAVID POGUE Published: November 5, 2008 Optoma Pico really shines.The Walkman put a stereo system in your pocket and changed the game forever. A modern digital watch has the computing power of a roomful of 1950s computer gear. And people are watching TV shows these days …

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