1. Making kids into better people using video games
The founder of Electronic Arts has received $6.5 million in funding to develop interactive games geared to help 6- to 12-year-olds develop social and emotional skills. The first game for the iPad, “IF” is now available in the App Store.
Read more: (Forbes)
2. This app helps the hearing impaired and distracted walkers detect danger
If you text while walking, or are hard of hearing, this app is for you. Audio Aware, with a planned release in March, detects sounds like screeching tires or sirens and then interrupts whatever music you’re listening to, letting you know if danger is near.
Read more: (Technology Review)
3. This app gives you more control over your hearing aid
If you have a hearing aid and avoid public places – may be able to help. Made by a Danish hearing aid company, the LiNX connects with an iOS device and offers several features:
- The user can adjust the volume and equalizers
- There are default settings made just for noisy public spaces
- With “Find My Hearing Aid” there is a GPS tracker to do just that – find a misplaced hearing aid
Read more: (Slate)
4. Share your handwritten notes at WILL
No, really. The tool is called “WILL” – short for – and with this platform, you can share handwritten notes even if you just scribbled them with your fingertips.
How does it work? The device captures the location, content and identity of a note’s author and shares the information across multiple platforms. Other people can even make edits.
Read more: (Engadget)
5. You can now feed fish right from your cubicle
If you’re bored, or just want something to relieve a little stress, you can feed real fish – just not in real life. , you can not only watch and feed real fish, you can also release bubbles in the tank and listen to soothing music.
Read more: (PSFK)
