• Can the Y-Brush Reduce Your Time Spent Brushing Your Teeth?

    Can the Y-Brush Reduce Your Time Spent Brushing Your Teeth?

    The American Dental Association (ADA) recommends that you brush your teeth twice a day for 2 minutes. I am not challenging this particular recommendation, but that does seem like a long time. I worry that I am brushing too hard, and 2 minutes will take more enamel off my teeth. Yes, I said more, because…

  • Toyota Announces Mobility Unlimited Challenge at CES

    Toyota Announces Mobility Unlimited Challenge at CES

    People with disabilities face challenge after challenge.  Think about a person with a physical disability, who uses a wheelchair trying to navigate the built environment, only to be faced with stairs instead of a ramp or an elevator.  There is the perception that the problem is with the individual, because they, of course, have a…

  • Amazon and Google Will Fight for Smart Speaker Supremacy at CES

    Amazon and Google Will Fight for Smart Speaker Supremacy at CES

    The Consumer Electronics Show has now become the venue for digital assistants to compete. Of course, Amazon’s Alexa took center stage in 2017, when Amazon unveiled a long list of product integrations, which included Ford vehicles and Whirlpool appliances. But, in 2018, Google presented with a huge stage, where they announced four new Google Assistant…