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LowBrowse: a web browser for the Visually Impaired

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

Lighthouse International, an advocate of accessibility for people with low vision, is announcing an innovative new add-on software tool that will enable millions of people worldwide with low vision to access previously inaccessible web pages.

Sat-nav blamed for 300,000 crashes

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

By Iain Thomson

Satellite navigation systems are being blamed for 300,000 road accidents each year, according to research by DirectLine for the Daily Mirror.

The research found that over half of drivers now use satellite navigation devices which are causing increasing problems on the road. Over 1.5 million drivers said that they had driven badly because they were consulting the devices, either by veering across lanes or making illegal manoeuvres.

Rest your Wrists when you're Writing on the go

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

Computer Intelligence, Inc. has launched its Intelligels(R) line of wrist rests for laptop computers. These patent-pending wrist rests were designed to differentiate themselves from the dozens of different wrist rests sold for desktop computers and the few sold for laptops. The goal of this unique design is to provide comfort and relieve the pain and discomfort to the palms and wrists while typing on a hot and hard laptop case. While simple in appearance and design, Intelligels(R) offers two versions of the wrist rest, SoftGEL and Lycra nylon SoftFOAM.

Five ways to Improve online cross- and up-selling

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

We've all been cross- or up-sold to. We reach for the magazines or sweets at the supermarket checkout counter. We purchase games the sales person suggests for our new game console. We gleefully pour over the options list for our new car. Cross-selling is selling an additional product to existing customers, usually related to what they've already bought. Up-selling is selling a better (but usually more expensive) product to customers, after they've decided on a cheaper product.

Say goodbye to the Computer Mouse

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

By Maggie Shiels
It's nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered. A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years. Taking over will be so called gestural computer mechanisms like touch screens and facial recognition devices.

Guerilla Usability Testing

1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

Clearleft Ltd, a specialist design consultancy that helps organisations improve their online experiences, has announced the launch of Silverback – its lightweight application that opens up quick and cost-effective usability testing to companies of all sizes.