The MyVoice, a prototype American Sign Language translator is able to read sign language gestures and translate them into audible words for the hearing.
Designed by a team of students at the University of Houston, the portable MyVoice includes a microphone, speaker, soundboard, video camera, and monitor. When set upon a stable surface, the device's system will read the hand gestures of the Deaf speaker and process them into sounds that the hearing person can understand. It could also translate a spoken message into sign language displayed on the monitor, allowing both people to communicate with each other.
Currently, the prototype can only translate "A good job, Cougars," a phrase that consists of 200 to 300 images. However, the group hopes to find a willing party to help continue to develop the device.
Geode Digital Wallet
The Geode is being hailed as the first secure digital wallet of its kind, functioning as an iPhone case while also storing all the user's credit, debit and loyalty cards in one place.
The user adds credit and debit cards to the system by swiping them through the included card reader. The cards are then supplanted by the GeoCard, which can function as any card with the touch of an app. Loyalty and membership cards are added by photographing them with the iPhone camera, which replaces them with an e-ink screen on the back of the device.
The Geode uses biometric fingerprint technology to keep its contents secure, and can be accessed by the user with a finger swipe. It can also be programmed to "self-destruct" though the built-in self-erase system, which can be set for a specific time frame in case the phone is lost or stolen.
The user adds credit and debit cards to the system by swiping them through the included card reader. The cards are then supplanted by the GeoCard, which can function as any card with the touch of an app. Loyalty and membership cards are added by photographing them with the iPhone camera, which replaces them with an e-ink screen on the back of the device.
The Geode uses biometric fingerprint technology to keep its contents secure, and can be accessed by the user with a finger swipe. It can also be programmed to "self-destruct" though the built-in self-erase system, which can be set for a specific time frame in case the phone is lost or stolen.
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