• Can Wearables Help the Blind Find Their Way Around a City?

    Can Wearables Help the Blind Find Their Way Around a City?

    I love when technology enhances people’s lives in one way or another.  And I don’t mean, being able to access news faster by using an app.  I mean, really enhancing someone’s life to make it better.  A big part of my job is to look at technology and understand how it impacts people with disabilities.…

  • Life 360: The Best Family Connection App!

    Life 360: The Best Family Connection App!

    Presenting my pick for the best app for connecting families and friends! I’ll admit I’ve tried a couple of family locator apps before with marginal success, but this is a real gem. Life 360 is more than just a locator app, it’s a communication app! It is compatible for Android, IOS and Windows Phone. The free…

  • Congress gives FAA $11 billion to upgrade to GPS

    Congress gives FAA $11 billion to upgrade to GPS

      In the why was this not already done file; looks like the FAA will be getting money to jump into the 21st C entry. The FAA got the funding update air traffic control system. It will go from the aging radar to GPS. $11 billion will go to FAA airports. Not all of the…