Sign language over a mobile phone

Deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans have been given hope to use sign language over a mobile phone, using American Sign Language. Apparently it's already working in Sweden and Japan with their own sign lanugage.


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A software developed by a team at University of Washington. It used video calling: a standard video compression tool to stay within the data transmission limit. Future versions with better quality are planned.

video is posted at youtube

more info at Uni of Washington website, Emerging technologyat ZDnet and at Physorg

Mobile Phones give birth to Robots

Motors normally used to vibrate mobile phones makes it possible to make it low cost robots. This 'Swarm robotics 'platforms are used for the investigation of emergent behaviour

Applied for 'swarm behaviour by physical simulation: providing real world constraints and experimental scope unattainable in software simulation alone.
Long-term possible applications for swarm robotics are in earthquake scenarios, environmental monitoring, and the field of space science.'

Get more on this webpage..click here

Re Register yourself and phone with Mobitel

Mobitel has gone with reregistering in style...... the website sports a cool element with flash (I think) on the registering process. All in 4 simple steps! SUPER!

And its catered for all 3 major languages...... AND shown centers where we can go get our mugshots!

GO MOBITEL... wonder if I can get some extre mugshots ;)

High debate on the reregistering process in Sri Lanka

These sites give a good idea of situation

• Sri Lanka tightens mobile phone use to fight terrorism
• Sri Lanka: BIG BROTHER wants a photo of every mobile user!

Cell phone electromagnetic fields - potential human health risk

It is official - Mobile phones can be dangrouse to health.

point one: Electromagnetic fields from cell phones are estimated to penetrate the brain especially in children.

point two: Living tissue is vulnerable to electromagnetic fields within the frequency bands used by cell phones (from 800 to 2200 MHz)

For more details of this study by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and advice on precautions: check mindfully.org here

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