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Hands-free Smartphone reaches 1200 users

Posted on December 18, 2016

Latest news on Israel’s Sesame Enable smartphone for the disabled (see previous) is that it now has reached more than 1,200 customers globally, including in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, in the three years since it was set up.  See video … Continue reading →

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Disability tech displayed in Australia

Posted on October 30, 2016

A delegation of Israeli start-ups developing technologies to assist people with disabilities are showing their products and services in Sydney Australia. They include Paratrek, Sesame Enable, NiNiSpeech and yooocan. (I reported Sesame and NiniSpeech previously) http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-startups-display-disability-tech-in-australia/  https://yooocan.com/

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Hands-free smartphone for free

Posted on January 3, 2016

Israel’s Sesame Enable is giving away its specially-designed smartphone to those who have limited or no use of their hands. Co-sponsors of the initiative are Israel’s organization for the disabled Beit Issie Shapiro and Google. See here and here for … Continue reading →

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Touchfree smartphone wins $1million prize

Posted on March 1, 2015

A disabled individual can operate the Israeli-developed Sesame Enable smartphone simply by moving their head. The smartphone has just won the $1 million top prize in the Education category of the Verizone Powerful Answers Award. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verizons-1m-powerful-answers-award-winners-boast-solutions-with-potential-to-change-our-world-for-the-better-300029638.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx3iiIapSPY

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A smartphone for the disabled

Posted on November 23, 2014

Israel’s Sesame Enable is developing “the Sesame Phone,” which is specifically tailored to assist people who have limited or no use of their hands. The system enables control of the smartphone with a combination of small head movements and voice … Continue reading →

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