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Folding electronic carts and text-reading mobile phones are just some of the latest gadgets exhibited at the recent Rehacare Fair in Dusseldorf for the handicapped. Around 758 exhibitors from 30 countries attended the show. The first there's Luggie, a folding electronic cart intended as a travel aid.
Folded, it's about as big as a suitcase and weighs 21.5 kilograms including batteries. Its patented mechanics allows the suitcase to unfold in seconds and turning into a cart with a maximum speed of 6.5 kilometres an hour and the capacity to climb grades of up to eight degrees. Swiss producer FreeRider Corp hopes to start production in January and sell the Luggie for about 2,663 dollars each.
Meanwhile, Handy Tech presented its dictating mobile. Its knfb Reader software is a breakthrough in mobile text recognition for the blind and visually impaired. At the press of a button, printed text can be processed, recognised and read aloud. There was also a "senior mouse" for visitors to try out. Unlike a standard mouse, a user's hand does not have to cover the mouse entirely and it does not have to be steady either. As the mouse is shaped like a bowl, it fits into the user's hand. It can compensate for shaking, keeping unintended movements from registering on the computer.

Copyright Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 2008

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