I
will let others weigh in on ipad apps such as proloquo. I have not
heard of eye tracking on a ipad/iphone, does that really
exist? For
the amplification issue there are small Bluetooth speakers like this
one. I
cannot find the actual dimensions on it but one reviewer says it is the
size of a deck of cards. There are many like it. One pt I had
used his iphone with proloquo with a speaker like this in his shirtpocket
facing out, projecting toward communication
partner. Ed
Hitchcock OT/L Technology
Center Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles
Robinson Kevin, I am
forwarding your note onto the ALS Assistive Technology List-serv group and
to Dr. Therese Willkomm at UNH. The group, Terri and I know of devices and apps for iPads,
but I just do not know about iPhones. BTW, if Apple indeed comes out with their new iPad as
rumored in Jan with a very high resolution camera, maybe it's time to
consider eye-tracking as an iPad app (or maybe one exists
now). I will
be in Burlington on Monday if you want to meet in
person. THanks, -Charlie
R. Begin
forwarded message: From:
Kevin
Kochersberger <xxxxxx@xxxxxx> Date:
January 4,
2012 1:22:57 PM EST To:
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: ALS
work Charlie
– I received your
contact information from my brother, Gary, who is med director at the VA in
Canandaigua. My wife’s cousin has ALS, and he has asked about
assistive technologies to better project the voice from his iPhone for
comms. I suppose he
might be looking at eye tracking devices soon. My lab is quite
capable at building electronic hardware and writing code, but I wondered if
you had any suggestions on compact amplification systems that can backpack
onto an iPhone? I am envisioning a device about the same size as the
iPhone that consists of a battery and directional speakers to project the
sound further than the standard iPhone
speaker. Also, I see
that there are eye trackers working in conjunction with the iPhone, but I
don’t think anyone is using the iPhone camera for eye
tracking…maybe I’m wrong, but do you have any insight into
this? Thanks for your
help. BTW, I was at RIT for 12 years and miss NY – I’m
one of the strange ones! Best, Kevin
Kochersberger, Associate Professor VT - Mechanical
Engineering Unmanned Systems Laboratory 540-231-5589
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