Someone has designed a tongue-control interface for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance. It’s not the cybernetic X-Box interface I’m waiting for, but we’re getting closer.
My friend Adam nominated for a spot in next year’s Humphrey Institute Policy Fellows program. It sounds like a really exciting opportunity; getting to meet other professionals who are up-and-coming in their respective fields. There may even be a potential trip to Washington D.C., which would be cool because I’ve never been there. One doesn’t grow up dreaming of becoming a policy wonk, but that looks like the direction I’m heading in. And next to writing, I really can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing. Who knows. If Kerry wins in November, maybe I could land some sort of policy advisor position in his Administration.
I’m currently in the process of getting a new wheelchair that will include the TTK system said modified GameBoy is based on, and I’m told that part alone will cost $12,000. (I’m also told the retainer part must fit exactly for it to work, that it’s extremely delicate, and that replacement retainers are around $10,000.)
I daresay Little Johnny Quadriplegic won’t find one under the Christmas tree this year.