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Aron talked in an earlier blog about ginger cookies in November and now at my latest trip to London November 22-23, I for the first time this year saw Christmas trees for sale at a market!
Why?? Who is willing to buy a Christmas tree in the end of November and will the tree at all survive until Christmas?
Is this a whish for prolonging the Christmas??
What do you say? Aren’t we spreading the seasons too much and missing the actual reason for celebrating??

Yet another conference behind me! Closing the Gap in Minneapolis is a niche conference focusing on AAC. There was a great interest in the MyTobii eye controlled devices but also in the new release of VS Communicator – a comprehensive communication software from the Tobii subsidiary Viking Software.

VS Communicator includes a broad range of ready made displays for both text based and symbol based communication. It has built in functionality for speech generation, text messaging and e-mail and it’s open for all input methods, from scanning to eye control.

Speech Pathologists and other professionals at CTG really fancied the features for creating and editing displays. A free demo version can be ordered directly from Viking Software at sales@viking-software.com.

One very special moment was when I got to help a 10 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy to try the MyTobii. Today she has no tool to communicate with her family and they really don’t know what level of understanding she has. When she managed to focus on the calibration (which was done with a giraffe instead of a dot) and thereafter looked at and clicked on different symbols with here eyes, it was a moment of “wow” for both her parent and me!

Have you ever had a moment like that?

Cheers,
Sara

In early October I attended to the Rehacare trade show in Düsseldoft, Germany, and it was great meeting MyTobii users, such as Kathrin Lemler and people looking for an eye controlled communication device. I met with and spoke to people from all over Europe and it seems like the challenges shift regarding practical issues like funding etc.

But the need for a non-intrusive communication device is equally great all over. Many people need a sophisticated tool to be able to develop their communication from basic needs to human interaction!

This week I will go to Minneapolis, USA, to attend to the conference Closing the Gap and I’m very excited about meeting users and professionals from this continent to share their experiences.

Would you like to share your story? Just post it on the community or send me a private message!

I am happy to tell you that our next release of MyTobii (2.4) will be released, as planned, at the Reha Care trade fare and congress, October 3-6 2007!



The release of MyTobii 2.4 will contain features like:

• A media player application for those of you who like music or movies
  
• A Windows magnifier feature for those of you who use the Windows Control functionality and want a zoom-in-and-click feature
  
• A new tool called “Gaze Evaluator” that can be used by professionals in difficult try-out situations or when you want to learn about which grid size that suits you best!
  

• A scroll wheel mode in the Windows Control
  
• Two new speeds in the Windows Control
  
• A distance indicator in the Track Status application
  
• A Windows Control off-screen menu in the Web browser
  

The software is currently out for translation and will be available here October 3.

For more information about the Gaze Evaluator tool you can read this blog.

If you want to read more about the release, please refer to the release note or read the user manual that will be available here.

You can also find more information about MyTobii in general here.

Enjoy!

The release of MyTobii 2.3 includes new applications such as an eye controlled web browser and a chat program. Along with other updates and improvements this news gives the user enhances power to communicate.

Existing customers can download updates free of charges from http://www.tobii.com/support/downloads/.

Please talk to your local reseller to get a license key.

New Applications:

Web browser – A web browser developed for eye control as primary input method is making it easier for you to surf the internet. Instead of controlling the mouse pointer as in Windows Control you get direct eye control of the application.

Chat – The new chat application supports ICQ, MSN and AIM accounts. Just register to either of these web based IM systems and add your preferences in MyTobii and you are ready to use the eye controlled chat.

Call for help – An application that helps you to get attention.

Calibration improvements – Alternative stimuli, such as images, films and sounds, can attract much more attention. An improvement especially important for child users.

Read more about other updates and developments at
Doawnload the MyTobii user manual to read more about theese features at: http://www.tobii.com/support/downloads/