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Tangible Tuesdays: Frontline GlovesKevin Cannon & Ashwin Rajan’s Frontline Gloves are a pair of networked gloves that allow firefighters to use hand gestures to communicate wirelessly in low-visibility, low-oxygen situations. The design incorporates customized electronics based on the ATMega chip, a wireless Xbee module, a sonar sensor, ultra-bright LEDs and bend sensors. frontline gloves, networked, gestures, communication, sensor, LEDs, wireless, electronics, messages, Kevin Cannon, Ashwin Rajan, firefighters, working, conditions, Interaction Design |
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Wireless DominosA hi-tech spin on a lo-fi pastime, these dominos topple without touching. Dominos, wireless, hi-tech, high tech, technology |
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Social ChangemakersJoin in a Twitter-based Social Entrepreneurship Chat organized by Ashoka. The real time discussions on social entrepreneurship issues take place the 1st Wed of the month, 4-6PM US Eastern Time. Social Entrepreneurship, Ashoka, organizer, Twitter, discussions, issues, mobile innovations, Lemelson Foundation, innovators, Ashoka Tech, Nicaragua, rural, project, fellow, Mathias Craig, hybrid, wind, solar, energy, industries, local, job, creation, economic, activity, Godisa, SolarAid, hearing aid, battery, recharger, Botswana, Howard Weinstein, underserved, disabled, communities, deaf, deafness, hard of hearing, India, village information kiosks, remote, wireless, internet, Web, access, Amol Goje, low cost, affordable, video, conferencing, farmers, productivity, growth, education, generation, interactive, communication, technologies, capacity, increase, urban, population, growth |
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Virtual Emergency NetworkThe first solar powered StarSight virtual utility poles were installed in Istanbul, Turkey four months ago. The poles will provide a communication and emergency network in case of a large disaster (such as an earthquake) with a full Wi-Fi CCTV network attached to a lamppost. StarSight, virtual utility poles, Istanbul, Turkey, install, installation, solar, powered, communication, emergency, network, disaster, WiFi, CCTV, Closed Caption, lamppost, internet, access, mobile, unit, LED, streetlights, wireless, broadband, video, VoIP, Martinique, Cote d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast |
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