How a hacker used Kinect to help his disabled mom send emails

If we had a series called “Awesome stuff people can do with a Xbox Kinect”, this would be the latest instalment. Also, this guy should win some award for being a good son.

Chad Ruble’s mother has suffered from aphasia, a disorder which impairs the ability to process language, since she had a stroke 12 years ago, making it virtually impossible for her to communicate with friends and family using a traditional keyboard. So her son developed a system which lets her send simple email messages, using Microsoft’s Kinect.

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