Category: Tech4Good
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Solar Phone Chargers For Power Outages
GoSun Newsroom – 2.7.20 (2.3.20) Smartphones, even if at 100 percent battery, can go dead in a day, which is far less time than it takes for the power grid to be restored in the worst natural disasters. With that in mind, here are solar-powered devices we recommended using to make sure your cell phone…
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Sharing the Love – The Heart of Jasco Products
Jasco Products – 2.3.20 (2.1.20) Real people helping real people is a principle Jasco holds near its heart. Every time one of our products is sold, someone facing hardship benefits. The Heart of Jasco uses the power of every purchase to help those in need through a longstanding tradition of giving. To make the experience…
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Repurpose Old Wired Earbuds–DIY
Rowkin Blog – 1.31.20 (1.22.20) Whether you got new wireless earbuds for Christmas, your birthday, or another Winter holiday this season, the time as come to throw away those old, tangled wired earbuds. Source: Repurpose Old Wired Earbuds–DIY — Rowkin® – The World’s Smallest True Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
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Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
Microsoft Blogs – 1.30.20 (1.29.20) The health of people and communities around the world has been improving over time. For example, the steep decline in child and maternal mortality is a key indicator of positive momentum. Source: Using AI to advance the health of people and communities around the world
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At-risk youth get a fresh look and a fresh start
Apple Newsroom – 1.30.20 (1.16.20) There is a magic that happens in a barber’s chair. A relationship is cultivated over years of service, conversation and connection with another in that finite window of time. There’s also a transformation that leads to a new beginning. Source: At-risk youth get a fresh look and a fresh start
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10 Study Tips for ADD/ADHD Students
Touchpoints Blog – 1.29.20 (1.27.20) Students with ADD/ADHD cannot do the same thing for a long time and are often distracted. However, there’s no need to panic! Such students can also be successful at studying if they know how to make this process easier for them. One of the ways is to get professional help…
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Using AI, people who are blind are able to find familiar faces
Microsoft Blogs – 1.28.20 Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his head left and right until the camera in the front of…
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Real stories of how Alexa helps make life better
Amazon Blog – 1.28.20 We often receive stories from customers about how they interact with Alexa. Now that we’ve entered the new decade, we’re looking back on some of our favorites from the last year. Source: Real stories of how Alexa helps make life better
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Logitech G Unveils “GHOST” Limited Edition PRO Wireless Mouse for Charity
Logitech Blog – 1.25.20 (1.24.20) The profits from the sales of “GHOST”, as well as the first Limited Edition “PIXEL”, are being donated to three charitable organizations dedicated to helping millions of people around the world with accessibility needs: Adaptive Gaming Kit – AbleGamers, the Abilities Research Center at Mount Sinai, and SpecialEffect. These organizations were instrumental in the development of the…
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Watergen at Davos2020
Watergen YouTube Channel – 1.23.20 Mr. Maxim Pasik, Watergen’s Executive Chairman was interviewed yesterday by Mr. Aaron Heslehurst of BBC on how our machines can create water from air for various applications in different capacities. This is what Heslehurst wrote on his twitter account after the interview: “I LOVED this story today! I think…