In one of their latest ad campaigns ASICS, a world known sports equipment company, has included athletes with a handicap. ASICS is a manufacturer of running shoes, wrestling shoes, volleyball shoes, tennis shoes, soccer boots, walking shoes, performance apparel and accessories. Continue reading
Video description “Cathy Hutchinson has been unable to move her own arms or legs for 15 years. But using the most advanced brain-machine interface ever developed, she can steer a robotic arm towards a bottle, pick it up, and drink her morning coffee. The interface includes a sensor implanted in Cathy’s brain, which ‘reads’ her … Continue reading
Video description: “Helen Bowyer, IBM Emerging Technologies Manager, explains and demonstrates “Say It, Sign It” project which uses an avatar to translate spoken English into sign language.” Continue reading
Although his policies can sometimes be seen as controversial, wanting to cut almost 2 billion euro’s on for example the disabled, and while not everyone shares his views, one thing cannot be faulted the Secretary of State Paul de Krom. Namely his excellent taste in fashion, and well kept manner when on the job. The … Continue reading
“When Richard Branson’s granny was 99, she wrote him to say that the last 10 years had been her best. He should read the book, “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking. She had loved it. But most of all, her advice to Richard was “You’ve got one go in life, so make the … Continue reading
