As countries expand their 3G capabilities, customers are adopting new communication media including video conferencing. This requires smartphone devices that have two peripheral cameras: a ...

Android has quite a number of accessibility features and APIs, some of which have been used, misused, or even abused to open doors to power users and functionality Google wouldn't have normally ...

Fairchild Semiconductor offers designers of 3G smart phones, cell phones, set-top boxes, security cameras and notebooks a camera switch portfolio that solves compelling design challenges in these ...

Beyond its own accessibility apps, Google offers a powerful API that lets developers create tools for people with disabilities. The beta version of the Android Accessibility Suite — which was part of ...

A new Android feature has arrived, allowing you to control your smartphone using only your facial gestures. Thanks to Google's latest handset innovation, disabled people could now access their devices ...

Android users can now play music, order delivery, and text a friend simply by raising their eyebrows or smiling at their phone’s camera. Launched last fall and built into the Android 12 operating ...

Google's latest mobile operating system, Android 12, is still under development, and Google has introduced a novel accessibility feature that relies on the phone's camera and a user's face gestures -- ...

Are you tired of having to use boring touch controls to interact with your phone? After all, that’s the way things have been done on almost every smartphone for the last decade and a half. While some ...

Making smartphones more accessible is always a good idea, and Google’s latest features bring quick actions and navigation to people whose expressions are their primary means of interacting with the ...

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In a blog post published Thursday, Google announced new features for Android that are designed to make controlling one’s phone more accessible for disabled people. “Every day, people use voice ...