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Input Devices

Submission + - Hacking Our Five Senses

zdude255 writes: "Wired is running an article exploring several studies of giving the human brain "new input devices." From seeing with your sense of touch to entirely new senses such as sensing direction intuitively, the human brain seems to be capable of interpreting and using new data on the fly. This offers many applications from pilots being able to sense the plane's orientation to the potential recovery of patients with blindness or ear damage. (which helps balance) http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/15.04/esp.html"
Portables

Submission + - OLPC to be sold for $200 in developed countries

sien writes: The manufacturer of the OLPC, Quanta, intends to sell $200 versions of the laptop in developed countries according to this arstechnica post. These laptops will be sold at cost, without making a contribution to the OLPC project.

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