Braille cookbooks
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled has recently added Braille cookbooks to its collection. Clearly popular they accounted for nearly 500 of the almost 8,000 requests made from the library as of mid-December. Difficult to find for purchase or priced beyond a splurge, Braille users say, making the on-demand reproduction of these books an important service.
– Washington Post
Shine bright
A new world of window cleaning is coming your way from Ecovac. The Winbot X is a free-moving, adaptable, intelligent appliance that attaches to your glass and travels the surface until every inch is spotless.
www.ecovacs.com
Smart enough to…
A spherical home robot called Ballie is worth adopting to be your new companion. It welcomes you home, takes care of household tasks, displays the day’s events and shares weather updates while navigating rooms and obstacles. With a built-in two-lens projector Samsung’s Ballie can also share movies, hosts video calls and even shines greetings on surfaces and walls. The Zero Labour promise from LG continues with an inter-connected little two-legged robot who putters around your home, talks to LG’s smart home appliances and helps with housekeeping chores. It can even handle medication reminders.
news.samsung.com