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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

When Phones Can't Have Buttons Large Enough

Filed under: Geriatrics , Rehab

Stephen Myers, a Ph. D student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, has invented a nifty RFID based system to help the elderly and people with bad hands dial the telephone without having to punch any keys. By swiping flashcards with pictures of contacts at the RFID receiver, the system downloads the proper phone number and dials it automatically.

Watch it here for yourself:

More about the system from Stephen Myers...

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Srsly? What an awful idea... I don't mean to stifle innovation, but if I had bad hands why would I mess with flashcards instead of just using voice-dial... Plus then you need to carry your favs in your pocket with you in addition to your phone? That seems like a lot of fumbling and fine motor coordination for someone with arthritic hands. sry :-/


Posted by: Karl
on April 1, 2009 10:46 AM GMT

And when those old folks, with their arthritic hands, are unable to pick up the flash cards?? This is overengineering at its best.

Why not just have a phone with speed dial buttons showing pictures of the contacts? Hello?


Posted by: medmarket
on April 2, 2009 07:30 AM GMT

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