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What problem(s) do you or someone you know have, that you wish / want technology to solve?

cstanton

The title pretty much says it all.

 

I had the problem of needing to monitor and take care of my crested gecko, I'm part of the way there and most of the work is now taken care for me.

 

However there are other scenarios which I still haven't fully explored, one being my partner has a condition called fibromyalgia and it was pretty destroying for them to no longer be comfortable at a computer, and voice control is frustrating (mainly Dragon Dictate Naturally Speaking). So a simple task like holding a game controller is no longer comfortable, and it'd be great if technology was able to solve this for them, either via EEG control (which isn't quite there yet) or other form of interface (VR is almost a step in the right direction but still, physical control). We did get some part of the way by customising a dance mat, because standing/walking was less of an issue image but it still requires some work.

 

What problems or difficulties have you seen where you either know the tech' is there to solve it, or wish that it was to help with? Or have you already been working on something?

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  • I had the experience of a family member who went through pretty significant cognitive decline late in her life, and one thing I noticed was that it was much easier to have a conversation with her when it was very clear whom she was talking to. Once you established that connection, she became more lucid, but (for example) phone conversations were very difficult because she struggled to understand or remember who was on the line.

     

    I'm not sure I have a specific project in mind right now, but I think there would be a lot of value in a device or app that could assist with memory and recognition.

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  • I had the experience of a family member who went through pretty significant cognitive decline late in her life, and one thing I noticed was that it was much easier to have a conversation with her when it was very clear whom she was talking to. Once you established that connection, she became more lucid, but (for example) phone conversations were very difficult because she struggled to understand or remember who was on the line.

     

    I'm not sure I have a specific project in mind right now, but I think there would be a lot of value in a device or app that could assist with memory and recognition.

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