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Side view of a manual wheelchair fitted with a WheelMove powered front-wheel attachment, showing the motorized wheel, battery pack, and mounting arms extending from the footrest area as the user sits on a paved path outdoors.

CES 2026: WheelMove Makes Wheelchair Mobility Effortless

Allison interviews Aumaury Dupas and Kevin Surbled, CEO and COO of WheelMove, respectively, about their powered wheel system that attaches to manual wheelchairs, making them easier to push and maneuver. It integrates with many standard wheelchair frames to provide additional propulsion assistance without replacing the entire chair. The device aims to reduce the physical effort […]

Close-up view of a pair of NaqiLogix neural earbuds. They are black and silver in color and futuristic in appearance as they rest in an open black charging case. Each earbud has a curved black ear hook, a cylindrical black bud with a red interior, and four small gold contact pins on the outer surface, set against a dark background.

CES 2026: Naqi Logix Neural Earbud-Based Control Platform

Allison interviews Sandeep Arya from Naqi Logix about their advanced, non-invasive control platform that uses wearable devices to enable hands-free, voice-free interaction with digital systems. The platform is designed as an “Invisible User Interface,” allowing users to control technology without screens, cameras, touch, or speech. Naqi Logix’s neural earbuds detect subtle biological signals such as […]

Photo of the Smart EV, a modern four-wheeled mobility scooter with a black padded seat and backrest, elevated armrests with integrated controls, and a compact, sturdy base. The scooter has thick tires, a foot platform, visible suspension components, and a sleek dark gray/black design on a plain light background.

CES 2026: Strutt Smart Personal Everyday Vehicle EV1

Allison interviews Tony Hong, Founder and CEO of Strutt, about their smart personal everyday vehicle, the EV1. The EV1 is a modern, four-wheeled battery-powered mobility scooter with a black padded seat and backrest, elevated armrests with integrated controls, and a compact, sturdy base. It has thick tires with suspension, a foot platform, and a sleek, […]

System Settings Displays Mirror Fake Display to MacBook Pro display

Virtual Monitor HDMI Dongles Solve Many Problems

The Problem to be Solved When Apple came out with the 14” MacBook Pro models, it created a problem for screencasters like those of us at ScreenCastsONLINE. The problem is that the displays are a 16×10 aspect ratio, while video on just about every platform is 16×9. If I produce a video using the display […]

Front view of the Glide unit which comprised of a small base with two 7.5-inch side-by-side wheels that steer the device to guide the user. A telescoping handle extends upward from the base to a target height just below the waist. The handle is collapsable down to 25 inches when fully compacted. Visible on the front of the lower part of the handle is a small circular sensor. The base unit and telescoping rod are white while the handle and wheels are black. A magenta colored small handle extends frontward from the base unit for carrying the device when it’s collapsed.

CSUN 2025: Glidance Autonomous Self-Guided Mobility Aid

Allison interviews Amos Miller, Founder and CEO of Guidance, about Glide, their AI-powered mobility aid designed to help people who are blind or have low vision navigate with confidence, comfort, and ease. Glidance’s Sensible Wayfinding Service is a high-intensity computer vision and sense-making AI system built by Glidance. It connects all active Glides and powers […]

Update on Recording Remote Incident Manager

When last we left our heroes, Chris Cooke and I were trying to figure out how I could record a video for her presentation at Macstock. She’ll be talking about how she uses a tool from Pneuma Solutions called the Remote Incident Manager to connect to another person’s computer to provide them technical support, all […]

CSUN 2025: ImaginAble Solutions Guided Hands

Allison interviews Celeste D’Costa from Imaginable Solutions about their Guided Hands assistive device for people with limited hand mobility. The device enables anyone with limited fine motor skills to write, paint, draw, and access technology. Guided Hands does what the name says: it promotes guided hand movements. It has a 2-D sliding system that encourages […]

complex diagram of all the Macs, mics, and software to do the recording. It is all described in the post

Challenging Recording of the Remote Incident Manager for Macstock

I mentioned recently that one of the reasons I like to play with my devices and new software is so that when I’m faced with a technical challenge, I have the Lego™️ bricks necessary to piece together a solution. This week, I got to exercise those skills in an interesting way. The Problem to be […]

View of the MouthPad device from below looking up into what would be the roof of the mouth. The device’s perimeter is made of clear dental resin which is form-fitted to the roof of the mouth and upper molars. Located in the center of the device is a copper-colored lattice of small cells that acts as the trackpad. Mounted on one side just outside the rear molars is a small clear capsule containing the electronics and battery that operate MouthPad. Connecting the electronics capsule to the trackpad is a small, flat wire that is embedded in the clear MouthPad material.

CSUN 2025: Augmental MouthPad Smart Mouthwear

Allison interviews Virgie Hoban from Augmental about the innovative MouthPad device, which provides hands-free and more accessible control for personal electronic devices. The MouthPad is smart mouthwear that enables hands-free control of your phone, computer, and tablet via a Bluetooth connection. Perched on the roof of your mouth, the device converts subtle tongue and head […]

CSUN 2025: Maggie Vision iVR Headset for People with Low Vision

June 3, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Elizabeth Evans, owner and CEO of Maggie Vision, about their lightweight, wearable headset designed for people with low vision. The Maggie iVR headset provides magnification and color contrast vision enhancement for the user. To use Maggie iVR, the user slides their iPhone into the back of the headset. The iPhone’s basic camera functions […]

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