News tagged with voice disability

New application 'speaks' for people with communication disabilities

(PhysOrg.com) -- People with communication disabilities now have the power to "speak" clearly, thanks to a new iPhone application created by College of Education doctoral candidate Samuel Sennott and David ...

Technology / Software

created Apr 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Larynx preservation treatments result in low instance of severe voice disability, nutritional dysfunction

Head and neck cancer patients receiving induction chemotherapy followed by radiation to preserve their larynx have a low-risk of severe voice disability and almost half experienced no eating or swallowing problems, according ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Mobile fair takes aim at high roaming charges

The world's biggest mobile fair this week urged operators to convert "silent roamers" or travellers who stop using their phones once abroad for fear of a massive bill.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Norwegian researchers succeed in creating an artificial child's voice

It is very difficult to get a PC to recognise the voice of a child. Equally problematic is using a computer to synthesise speech in a child’s voice. Norwegian researchers have found simple, effective solutions to both ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Duet of 1' possible with hand-controlled voice synthesizer

New technology at the University of British Columbia makes it possible for a person to speak or sing just by using their hands to control a speech synthesizer.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Curb the car dashboard technology, government asks

(AP) -- Auto dashboards are becoming an arcade of text messages, GPS images, phone calls and web surfing, the government says, and it's asking carmakers to curb those distractions when vehicles are moving.

Technology / Other

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anonymous, loose-knit group of 'hacktivists'

Anonymous, which briefly knocked the FBI and Justice Department websites offline in retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload, is a shadowy group of international hackers with no central ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stephen Hawking celebrates 70th birthday

British scientist Stephen Hawking celebrated his 70th birthday Sunday, an age many experts never expected the motor neurone disease sufferer to reach.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Unwell' Stephen Hawking misses 70th birthday event

British scientist Stephen Hawking was forced to miss a scientific debate to mark his 70th birthday Sunday due to ill health but sent an upbeat message saying he was living at a "glorious time".

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease

British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 17

What can we learn from America's fastest growing and least understood age group?

In 1998, Hallmark unveiled a series of "One-Hundredth-Birthday" cards; by 2007 annual sales of the cards were at 85,000. America is rapidly graying: between now and 2030, the number of people in the U.S. over the age of 80 ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Voice-detection feature on new iPhone could shake up industry

The new Apple iPhone 4S that was unveiled Tuesday includes a faster chip and more powerful camera than its predecessor, but overall is underwhelming except for one potentially revolutionary new feature: Siri voice-recognition ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 6


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