Sort by Gizmodo (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009 - YouTube
www.fwdmobility.comGo beyond the limitations of crutches, wheelchairs, scooters. It is truly a off-loading prosthetic that allows the user to fully in...
Sort by Gizmodo (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasn't fundamentally changed. And for something as minor as a sprained ankle or broken foot, the Freedom Leg looks like a welcome alternative. A light, 2.5lb exoskeleton, the Freedom Leg moves all of your body weight from your injured foot to the prosthesis frame and your upper leg, meaning that you can walk pretty much like your used to while you heal up....
Sort by Gadget Lab (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
The “Freedom Leg” is an “off-loading prosthetic” which lets you ditch the crutches and keep on walking, even with a broken leg. This takes a rather painful injury and makes it a little bit less inconvenient, and could even speed your recovery time. The newly launched Freedom Leg is a stilt-like, leg mounted crutch. It straps [...]
Sort by The Sietch Blog (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
So often technology does little more than make what we have now a little more shiny, and often does actual harm. So when something simply and useful comes along that both makes the world better and is technology…lets just say this the kind of thing people should be putting all that brain power towards. [...]
Sort by Internet's Best Secrets (Free subscription) - 11/15/2009
This Sunday, I'll be talking about accessibility, because not everyone can "surf" through the web (or the real world) as easily as most of us do, and a simple image, sound, ou improperly placed tag can become a major hurdle for someone with impaired vision, sight, or motor abilities. Let's start with the: Intel Reader I know eBooks are all the rage right now, but considering how some "stupid" rights...
