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STONE DEAF PILOTS - the deaf tech blogSTONE DEAF PILOTS - the deaf tech blogA blog about deaf technology, assistive technology, and accessibility issues faced by the deaf and hard of hearing. Articles
Fomdi, the captioned movie search engine
2007-04-16 19:57:00 It used to be a real pain in the neck to find rear-window and open captioned movies. Here’s the old way of searching: 1] Go to Mopix and find out what current films are rear-window captioned. Pick one that looks interesting. 2] Find out when and where it was playing. This page shows ... More About: Movie , Search , Search Engine , Engine , Caption
Jott?s potential to transcribe podcasts is unrealized
2007-04-10 07:11:00 Jott, which I blogged about earlier today, has another feature where users can leave a short voice message that will be typed up and posted to their blog. It only allows about 30 seconds of spoken text, which is a shame; if the time was unlimited, this would solve the issue of a lack of ... More About: Pod , Podcasts , Podcast , Cast , Real
Jott - getting the hearing & deaf in touch via voice-to-SMS
2007-04-09 22:37:00 Text messaging is a wonderful tool for the deaf and hearing impaired. I was one of the first people among my peers to have a cell phone that had SMS/text messaging. Since I’m text-heavy, I made sure to invest in a phone that had a QWERTY keyboard. I excitedly sent text ... More About: Voice , Hear , Ring , Touch , Ice-T
SimulScribe - voice mail transcribing service
2007-04-04 03:31:00 SimulScribe is a voice mail transcribing service that is primarily aimed at hearing people who are too busy to listen to their voice mails. For a small fee, voice mails are transcribed into text and either emailed to the subscriber, or sent in text message format. These services are provided free already by ... More About: Mail , Voice , Service , Crib , Trans
Conference calls for the deaf
2007-04-04 03:23:00 Recently I had a job interview where I met with the interviewers in an office in downtown San Francisco. Two of the other interviewers were in Brazil, so they set up a conference call so that the people in Brazil could listen in. They assured me that the conference room would have Internet access, so ... More About: Calls , Call , Conference Call , Ferenc , Conference
Twitter
2007-03-30 06:01:00 I’ve recently started using Twit ter (I’m “Kosmonaut“) which is a mini-blogging and social networking service that allows users to type short messages (140 characters or less) using mobile phone SMS, the Twitter web interface, and/or Instant Messenger. These messages are brief and generally answer the “what are you doing?” question, though the messages can be ...
Mobile TV
2007-03-30 04:48:00 This week, Orlando hosted CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association) 2007, which has been described as “the Super Bowl of mobile conferences.” One of the top forecasted trends for mobile phones is mobile TV. Subscribers of mobile TV are able to watch specially-formatted television programs on their mobile phone screen that are delivered ... More About: Mobile , Mobi , Bile , Mobile TV
Closed Captioning for Flash
2007-03-27 22:40:00 In the past year and half, the popularity of YouTube has increased across the Internet. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, share, view, watch, and rank videos on the Internet. The videos are displayed into Adobe Flash (.flv) format. Many videos on YouTube do not have captions or subtitles, although ... More About: Close , Lash , Closed , Caption
Idea: touch screen menu for drive-through restaurant windows
2007-03-26 22:38:00 It just occurred to me the other day that when you’re deaf or if you have a speech impediment, trying to order at a drive-through window can be a challenge. Suppose a touch screen menu was added to all drive-through windows so people can enter their order on it and proceed to the cashier? I ... More About: Windows , Screen , Restaurant , Drive , Wind
Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in Los Angeles
2007-03-23 19:51:00 I’m in Los Angel es right now attending the CSUN Tech no logy & Persons with Disabilities Conference. I’ll be networking and debuting this blog there.
Stagetext - live captions for theater performances
2007-03-23 19:47:00 Stagetext is a company in the UK that provides live captioning for theater performances. The captions are displayed on a LED screen that is placed at the foot of the stage. More About: Performance , Theater , Performances , Live , Heat
Spinvox: voicemail to text service
2007-03-16 01:26:00 Spinvox is a new service that provides speech-to-text service for voice mails. Voice mails are typed up and emailed or text messaged to subscribers for a fee. While deafies get this service free already with IP-Relay and i711, what makes Spinvox stand out is that they’re working on Skype integration. More About: Mail , Email , Service , Text
Sign language dictionary for mobile phone
2007-03-07 22:45:00 Mobilesign is a searchable database of British Sign Language developed by the University of Bristol?s Centre for Deaf Studies. The signs can be downloaded and viewed on a mobile phone display. More About: Mobile , Phone , Mobile Phone
Two-way radio with text messaging
2007-03-04 17:34:00 The Motorola Talkabout T5SMS is a two-way radio that has a QWERTY keypad and utilizes text messaging. Very useful for deafies at Burning Man or anywhere a two-way radio comes in handy. Link: opens as PDF. Taken from here, but the site appears to be down, and I don’t see the T5SMS model on Motorola’s ... More About: Radio , With , Essa , Text , Aging
Hiptop Sidekick - why it?s so popular among the deaf
2007-02-21 21:07:00 With the advent of QWERTY keyboards, relay services, and Instant Messenger on PDA’s and cell phones, deaf people have been entering the cell phone market in larger numbers than before. The Danger Hiptop /TMobile Side kick seems to be the best portable communications device for the deaf in the US market right now. I got my first cell ... More About: Pop , Popular , Sidekick
Rear window captioning
More articles from this author:2007-02-16 18:34:00 Currently available in the US and Canada[1], the rear window captioning system was developed by WGBH and Rufus Butler Seder in 1997. Rear window captioning, or RWC, is an ingenious technology that provides closed captioning to deaf or hard-of-hearing movie theater patrons in a way that is more economical than open captioning or subtitling, has ... More About: Wind , Indo , Window , Caption 1, 2, 3 |
