Category: Tech4Good
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CES 2019 EUREKA PARK CLIMATE CHANGE INNOVATOR AWARD WINNER
GoSun Newsroom – 12.28.18 (12.20.18) American startup, GoSun was awarded the prestigious CES 2019 Climate Change Innovator Award by the Consumer Technology Association for its latest launch, the GoSun Fusion. The hybrid solar cooker is the world’s first portable, electric oven to work off-grid– the most resourceful source clean-energy available. Read more: CES 2019 EUREKA PARK…
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Images: 50th Anniversary Goal Achieved: Record Number of Intel Employee Volunteers Give Back across the Globe
Intel Newsroom – 12.17.18 (12.11.18) Intel volunteers perform a variety of tasks to support Reaching Out, one of the largest emergency food pantries in San Jose, Calif. Intel announced on Dec. 11, 2018, that it exceeded its 50th anniversary volunteer goal with more than 63,000 employees – nearly 60 percent of its total employee population…
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Change the Game: VR Charity Challenge | December 13-16 10AM
Oculus YouTube Channel – 12.11.18 (12.7.18) Watch your favorite gamers change the game for good! Visit vrcharitychallenge.com to learn more about the Change the Game VR Charity Challenge and find out how you can win an Oculus Rift headset. On Dec 13–16, tune in to see gamers compete in VR to win $100K USD…
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VR for Good
Oculus YouTube Channel – 12.6.18 (12.4.18) There’s nothing virtual about the difference we can make. Source: VR for Good
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Empowerment marks the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Microsoft Blogs – 12.6.18 (12.3.18) Today marks the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (UN IDPD). This year’s theme, “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” is a powerful and important reminder of the opportunity ahead to empower. Whether that’s with digital skills, technology that helps with daily needs or empowering and…
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Alexa, donate to Toys for Tots
Amazon YouTube Channel – 12.1.18 (11.27.18) Amazon celebrates Giving Tuesday by launching an easy way for customers to donate a toy to a child in need this holiday via Alexa and Toys for Tots. Customers simply say, “Alexa, donate to Toys for Tots,” and they will be presented with a reasonably priced item appropriate…
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Designing Prosthetics Takes This Former Firefighter on the Ride of His Life
Adobe YouTube Channel – 11.29.18 (11.26.18) Braden Leonard lost his hand in the aftermath of a terrible mountain-biking accident, effectively ending his career as a firefighter and ability to ride. When he started looking for custom prosthetics that would fit his active lifestyle, model after model kept breaking. So Leonard decided to design his…
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The Future Looks Brighter for the Visually Impaired
Samsung YouTube Channel – 11.28.18 (11.21.18) In the world, 86 percent of the people who have visual impairments are not blind. Those people with low vision have an inconvenient way of life… What can we do to help them see a little better with their remaining vision? Source: The Future Looks Brighter for the Visually Impaired
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KANO STORIES – Syrian Refugees Can Code
Kano Computing YouTube Channel – 11.22.18 (11.20.18) Kano partnered with Kurdistan Save The Children and World Learning to visit the Arbat Refugee Camp, where Syrian refugees kids are learning about code, creativity and English in a 12-week program, giving them a positive outlook despite the harsh geopolitical context of the region. Source: KANO STORIES – Syrian…
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DJI Stories – Fly Without Wings
DJI YouTube Channel – 11.15.18 (11.13.18) As a young man, Andrew Kuster suffered a tragic injury, an accidental gunshot wound left him partially paralyzed. But Kuster didn’t let that get in the way of living a full life. He began learning how to operate drones and got his commercial license from the FAA. These…