{"id":2420,"date":"2014-05-09T11:23:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2420"},"modified":"2014-05-09T11:23:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T15:23:32","slug":"at-news-wrap-up-5914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=2420","title":{"rendered":"AT News Wrap Up, 5\/9\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some weeks are slower than others. This isn&#8217;t one of them! From 3D printed mouthpieces (for sleep apnea) to foldable bike helmets, sign language rings and apps that diagnose eye cancer, technology innovations have been all over the news this week. Check out all the newest, coolest\u00a0things being made and wow your friends this weekend with everything you know about current technology. Chances are, they won&#8217;t believe some of what you tell them anyway.<\/p>\n<p>AT in the news for the week of 5\/5 thru 5\/9<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/3d-printed-mouthpiece-sleep-apnea\/31979\/\">3D-printed mouthpiece clears the air for sleep apnea sufferers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubergizmo.com\/2014\/05\/brain-stem-implant-could-help-deaf-boy-hear\/\">Brain Stem Implant Could Help Deaf Boy Hear<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2014\/05\/08\/3d-printing-humanitarian\/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter\">3D printing might save lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gamesauce.org\/news\/2014\/05\/08\/the-eyes-have-it-eye-tracking-as-a-game-changer-for-developers-and-consumer-brands\/\">The Eyes Have It: Eye Tracking as a Game Changer for Developers and Consumer Brands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/healthcare-network\/2014\/may\/09\/patient-home-determinant-health-wellbeing\">A patient&#8217;s home is a huge determinant of health and wellbeing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalgov.gov\/2014\/05\/08\/save-the-date-for-fccs-social-media-accessibility-event\/\">Save the Date for FCC\u2019s Social Media Accessibility Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/updates\/connecting-dots-role-cursive-dyslexia-therapy\/#.U2pXmk7fxyo.twitter\">How cursive can help students with dyslexia connect the dots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisislocallondon.co.uk\/news\/11195846.Pioneering_research_facility_in_Stanmore__will_change_lives_of_disabled_people_\/\">Pioneering research facility in Stanmore &#8216;will change lives of disabled people&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/audioeye-partners-with-red-river-to-provide-website-accessibility-solutions-to-the-federal-government-2014-05-07\">AudioEye Partners With Red River to Provide Website Accessibility Solutions to the Federal Government<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uml.edu\/News\/stories\/2014\/Nonspec-award-winner.aspx\">Young Entrepreneurs Win $25,000 in Design Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/alltechconsidered\/2014\/05\/07\/309753606\/a-foldable-bike-helmet-youll-just-happen-to-have-in-your-bag?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">A Foldable Bike Helmet You&#8217;ll Just Happen To Have In Your Bag<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/google-glass-virtual-keyboard\/31934\/\">Bracelets and Google Glass could be used to form a virtual keyboard on any surface<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2014\/04\/02\/another-adapter-for-the-blind\/\">Blind Adapter &#8211; Magnetic Adapter for Sockets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2014\/04\/09\/lord-of-the-sign-rings\/\">Sign Language Ring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2013\/07\/01\/this-cup-has-a-ring-to-it\/\">Xylophone Cup \u2013 Cup For The Visually Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2014\/04\/22\/the-guide-brick\/\">Blind Guider \u2013 Guiding Bricks for Sight Impaired<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U-NE7B0RTdA&amp;feature=youtu.be\">How One Man&#8217;s Trip to Toys &#8216;R&#8217; Us Brought Mobility to Hundreds of Disabled Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/health\/2014\/05\/06\/309003098\/chemist-turns-software-developer-after-sons-cancer-diagnosis?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">Chemist Turns Software Developer After Son&#8217;s Cancer Diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobilizer.instapaper.com\/m?u=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url%3Fq%3Dhttp:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/kalamazoo\/index.ssf\/2014\/05\/wmu_professors_win_400000_nih.html%26ct%3Dga%26cd%3DCAIyAA%26usg%3DAFQjCNGtQm-sVYnQ0P0Mw1VcOulIvCe36Q\">WMU professors win $420,000 NIH grant to redesign white canes used by blind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/missoulian.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/article_364a6008-d228-11e3-981c-001a4bcf887a.html#.U2ejCu-RyVM.twitter\">Device helps Wyoming student with Down syndrome connect<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buffalonews.com\/business\/money-smart\/how-to-hear-a-whole-lot-better-20140505\">How to hear a whole lot better<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healio.com\/optometry\/optics\/news\/online\/%7B53bfed4c-d5f4-4eaf-851e-977a57e36863%7D\/tobii-announces-gaze-viewer-for-patient-vision-cognition-testing\">Tobii announces gaze viewer for patient vision, cognition testing<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Dfl0BkZz7Q\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/business\/start-up-of-the-week\/.premium-1.588804#.U2egyH0Kmkk.twitter\">Special tech is changing the lives of people with special needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/technology\/smartphones\/google-glass-and-telstra-come-to-the-help-of-the-disabled\/story-fni0c1du-1226906066852%20\u2026\">Google Glass and Telstra come to the help of the disabled<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/4-musthave-tech-devices-for-seniors\/25765324\">4 must-have tech devices for seniors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2014-05-facial-recognition-technology-game-autistic.html\">Facial Recognition Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hearing.siemens.com\/us\/en\/products\/accessories\/minitek-remote-app\/minitek-app.html\">This app allows control of hearing aids right from a smartphone<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2014\/05\/02\/upshot\/FUTURE.html?_r=1\">A Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastersealstech.com\/2014\/04\/29\/talkrocket-go-family-friendly-communication-aid-help-people-speak\/?utm_content=buffer1e0ec&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">TalkRocket Go: iPad app helps people speak<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); 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Check out all the newest, coolest\u00a0things being made and wow your friends this weekend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,36,27,14,33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420\/revisions\/2421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}