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The Mood PhoneThe Mood Phone is a cell phone that flashes various colors to the user to indicate the mood of the person on the other end of the phone! Unfortunately, because it's a concept and not a new invention, the Mood Phone is not available for purchase BUT I see a HUGE benefit here to "Aspies" even if the phone NEVER makes it on the market... Mr. Finan invented this phone as part of a contest put on by Motorola. The contest was known as MOTOFWRD and the pool of entries represented more than 500 students and 220 universities. Before we can make the world a better place for Aspies we need to make the world aware of Asperger's Syndrome. Thanks to John Finan, Asperger's Syndrome is now on the minds of many more people that it was, and many of these newly aware folks are in a position to make a technological difference for Asperger's Syndrome sufferers. Not only that but... part of the prize that John Finan won is an apprenticeship with Motorola’s Chief Technology Office focusing on the next generation of Motorola mobile technology and just like in his winning “Mood Phone” entry, he will be researching how devices that give physical cues enhance user experience. This can't be anything but good for Asperger's Syndrome sufferers. Physical cues = visual cues and visual is more often than not exactly what helps an Aspie to understand! John Finan is a biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate at Duke University. He also holds a masters degree from Duke in head injury biomechanics and a bachelor’s degree from the University College Dublin in mechanical engineering. Sounds like a good guy to have looking for new things to help. :)
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