Taylor Arndt
gallaugherSuch a nice profile of the #AssistiveTech work being done by my Boston College Physical Computing students. https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2026/spring/the-class-that-makes-a-difference-.html May be interesting to folks in the #CSed #MakerSpace #RaspberryPi and #CircuitPython communities.
CranfordTeagueChina Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
Fickle FuturesChina Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
Jason CranfordTeagueChina Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
"NEO, the implant developed by Neuracle Medical Technology, translates the thoughts of a person with paralysis into movements of an assistive robotic hand."
https://www.wired.com/story/china-approves-first-brain-chips-for-sale-plan-to-dominate-industry/
#BrainChips #Neurotechnology #AssistiveTech #ChinaInnovation #BCI
aaronTapType v2.0 is out!
TapType is a keyboard for blind users — no visible keys, just tap where QWERTY keys would be and it predicts your words. Fully accessible with TalkBack.
What's new in v2.0:
Multi-language support — English (US/UK), Deutsch, Espanol. All speech, announcements, and punctuation fully translated. Switch languages right from the keyboard.
Reorganised settings into clean categories with per-language user dictionaries and punctuation.
TTS engine fixes — language switching and engine changes now work reliably.
Download the APK:
https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/tag/v2.0
If you find TapType useful, consider supporting its development:
https://paypal.me/aaronhewitt
https://github.com/sponsors/aaron-gh
https://liberapay.com/fireborn/
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #Android #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech
TapType is a keyboard for blind users — no visible keys, just tap where QWERTY keys would be and it predicts your words. Fully accessible with TalkBack.
What's new in v2.0:
Multi-language support — English (US/UK), Deutsch, Espanol. All speech, announcements, and punctuation fully translated. Switch languages right from the keyboard.
Reorganised settings into clean categories with per-language user dictionaries and punctuation.
TTS engine fixes — language switching and engine changes now work reliably.
Download the APK:
https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/tag/v2.0
If you find TapType useful, consider supporting its development:
https://paypal.me/aaronhewitt
https://github.com/sponsors/aaron-gh
https://liberapay.com/fireborn/
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Blind #Android #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech
TapType v1.1 is out. Big update.
Action mode. You can now move the cursor, select text, copy, cut, and paste — all without leaving TapType. Swipe left/right to move, swipe up/down to change granularity (character, word, sentence, line, document). Tap to toggle selection mode. Two-finger swipes for clipboard. Spaces, punctuation, and capitals are all announced properly when navigating by character.
Clipboard mode. Browse your clipboard history and paste from it. It only captures what's on the clipboard when the keyboard opens — no background listener, no spying.
Autocomplete. Word prediction no longer requires you to tap every letter. After a few taps it suggests longer words that match what you've typed so far. It also suggests shorter words in case you hit an extra key.
Spell-out. After announcing a word, TapType spells it out character by character — helpful for homophones like their/there/they're. Configurable delay, can be turned off.
Punctuation rework. Punctuation commits instantly now. Swipe up/down to cycle through options, swipe right again to chain them (!!!, ?!, etc.).
Other stuff: "I" is always capitalized, delete-by-word instead of character, full screen hide keyboard fix, and various bug fixes.
Download: https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/tag/v1.1
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Android #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech
Action mode. You can now move the cursor, select text, copy, cut, and paste — all without leaving TapType. Swipe left/right to move, swipe up/down to change granularity (character, word, sentence, line, document). Tap to toggle selection mode. Two-finger swipes for clipboard. Spaces, punctuation, and capitals are all announced properly when navigating by character.
Clipboard mode. Browse your clipboard history and paste from it. It only captures what's on the clipboard when the keyboard opens — no background listener, no spying.
Autocomplete. Word prediction no longer requires you to tap every letter. After a few taps it suggests longer words that match what you've typed so far. It also suggests shorter words in case you hit an extra key.
Spell-out. After announcing a word, TapType spells it out character by character — helpful for homophones like their/there/they're. Configurable delay, can be turned off.
Punctuation rework. Punctuation commits instantly now. Swipe up/down to cycle through options, swipe right again to chain them (!!!, ?!, etc.).
Other stuff: "I" is always capitalized, delete-by-word instead of character, full screen hide keyboard fix, and various bug fixes.
Download: https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/tag/v1.1
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Android #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech
