iPhone And Powered Wheelchairs Integrated
Ziggi | Nov 19, 2009 | Comments 0
| The following from 9to5Mac Apple Intelligence |
| Who put the iPhone in accessiblity? Dynamic Controls did. The company has integrated an iPhone into its power wheelchair electronics, enabling powered wheelchair users to use them as normal while also gaining access to detailed information and control system access of their chair using the device. |
| The solution connects a user’s iPhone or iPod touch to the wheelchair system to display chair information in real time as well as speed in kph or mph and a compass heading. A cradle is available to mount the iPhone or iPod touch onto the wheelchair. |
| Benefits also include the on-chair charging for the iPhone and a ‘chair doctor’ wheelchair diagnostics feature that interprets problems with the wheelchair. Read it all |
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