Slick Operator Award honorable mention
Along with the cold chain solution from last week's RFID Journal show highlighted in today's column, we select for honorable mention the RFID-powered ProxTalker. This is another simply communicated, easy-to-understand value provided courtesy of RFID. In this case, though, it is the use of embedded technology.
Designed to help autistic children learn language skills, this "assistive technology voice output device" uses an RFID matching system for children to select pictures that represent what they want to communicate – like milk, dog, toy, eat – and place these illustrated cards on the base device.
The sound of the verbalized word, i.e. a voice saying milk or dog or eat, then can be heard at the push of a button. If the child strings together a few words, they have a sentence. The RFID chip on each card matches the illustration to the sound of the words. This creates the ability to communicate and for the child to better learn both words and grammatical structure.
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