People who are short on words or may have limited effective communication prowess may find themselves in situations where assistance on messages they want to be communicated are broadly understood. Also, for the people who are having difficulty to speak and understand due to some deficiency, Lingraphica introduces a small mobile accessory that you can simply carry along in your pocket called SmallTalk.

It is built on the Apple iPod touch, but can be ordered directly from the company as an accessory to the Lingraphica. For those who already have an iPod touch, a demo set of icons and videos can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for free by selecting SmallTalk for Aphasia.

“Adding the benefits of portability to the unlimited communication and practice opportunities that the Lingraphica offers is an important part of our ongoing mission to improve the lives of our users.” - Lingraphica CEO Andrew Gomory

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Every time a partner like TruPhone announces something related to Apple’s hit products, it has to cover the bond between two gadgets. Normally, we would see a software made for the iPhone and the iPod and if only one should be covered, expect the remaining one to get its own software of the same nature.

Such is the case for the Truphone 3.0 for the Apple iPod Touch. Initially, Truphone had launched one for the Apple iPhone and while only some noticed, the iPod Touch now has its own major new upgrade to its mobile VoIP application. The new version dramatically builds upon the success of previous versions of the VoIP application for the iPod, enhancing users’ instant messaging and account management experience, faster than ever before, and delivering a new standard for call quality.

“Following the successful launch of Truphone 3.0 for the iPhone we were keen to follow-up as quickly as possible for all our iPod touch customers. That’s what we’ve done to ensure that they can take advantage of all our new improvements: improved UI, account management and call quality. We believe Truphone 3.0 sets a new benchmark in terms of quality and performance”, said Geraldine Wilson, CEO Truphone.

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Maybe if Santa is reading, he can have an easier time of keeping track of who is naughty and who is nice with this iPhone app. Of course that is assuming that there is a Santa Claus and if he owns an iPhone!

Regardless, here is a new app that helps people keep track of good and bad deeds called Touch Karma. Three mini applications in one, new ‘Touch Karma’ for Apple iPod Touch and iPhone tracks friends’ good deeds as well as bad ones, records kids’ naughty and nice behavior, and acts as a virtual piggy bank. Challenge kids with the right amount of chores before their next reward using ‘Karma for Kids’; with ‘Karma for Friends’, users can evaluate relationships with friends and co-workers according to their deeds; employ the help of a virtual piggy bank to persuade oneself to save money.

‘Karma for Kids’ helps parents track their children’s good and not-so-good deeds by accumulating positive or negative karma points. A simple and easy-to-use interface allows parents to record pre-set points awarded based on good behavior. When the qualifying amount of points is reached, kids win a prize pre-chosen by parents.

Calculate who your best friends are with ‘Karma for Friends’. This mini-app helps keep tabs on friends’ actions by assigning positive or negative karma points, from -5 to +5. By the end of the week/month/year, users are able to determine who their best friends are.

Fill up a cute, virtual piggy bank with the exact coinage needed to reach a savings goal. Parents can encourage saving habits in their children with ‘Piggy Bank’ while teaching them the value of saving. For each good deed or bad deed performed, parents can add or deduct a dollar amount until the tally reaches a pre-set monetary goal.

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Here is something any mobile gadget or portable media device will need. While their performance is key, nothing beats safeguarding them with outer protection. We see a lot of them in the market today but nothing beats serious protection other than what Otterbox has to offer us.

Otterbox announces the Armor Series for the Apple iPod nano 4th generation. Accommodating both 8 and 16 GB devices, the OtterBox Armor Series provides serious protection from water, dust, dirt, sand and drops.

“OtterBox offers protective solutions for today’s most popular devices,” said OtterBox CEO, Curt Richardson. “Customers can choose from three levels of protection to care for their iPod nano including the Impact Series™, Defender Series™ and the most intense protection available, the Armor Series.”

In an Armor Series case, your iPod is cradled by impact-absorbing rubber on all sides. The Click Wheel is protected by a thin, waterproof membrane which remains fully functional through the case. The standard mini stereo accommodates any style headphones and included belt clip provides easy carrying and cable management.

Those with active lifestyles need extreme protection and the OtterBox Armor Series for iPod nano 4th generation protects no matter what the adventure.

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It is important for doctors and physicians to gain access to medical records of their patients since they use this to evaluate illnesses and diseases. Rather than the need to be at the hospital or clinic where they are practicing, they can now access records from anywhere with the use of the iPhone.

With Allscripts Remote, physicians can now safely make critical medical decisions even when they are away from the office, with all relevant information available on the one device they keep closest - their phone. Also available for the Apple iPod touch, Allscripts Remote delivers an interactive connection to the award-winning Allscripts Enterprise and Professional Electronic Health Records.

Capabilities include quick access to real-time patient summary information; fast communication to local hospital emergency rooms; convenient ePrescribing to the patient’s regular pharmacy; and real-time access to all the information a physician needs to make decisions, including medical history, lab results and medications.

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The Apple iPod shuffle, the usual starting device for people to get into the iPod craze has long been forgotten due to the various iPod variants introduced in the market.

Today, Apple announced the launch of the new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest music player at nearly half of the size of the previous model, and the first music player that talks to you. The revolutionary new VoiceOver feature enables iPod shuffle to speak your song titles, artists and playlist names.

The third generation iPod shuffle is significantly smaller than a AA battery, holds up to 1,000 songs and is easier to use with all of the controls conveniently located on the earphone cord. With the press of a button, you can play, pause, adjust volume, switch playlists and hear the name of the song and artist. iPod shuffle features a gorgeous new aluminum design with a built-in stainless steel clip that makes it ultra-wearable.

The third generation 4GB iPod shuffle is now shipping and comes in silver or black for a suggested price of $79 (US) through the Apple Store(R) (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. iPod shuffle comes with the Apple Earphones with Remote and the iPod shuffle USB cable. iPod shuffle requires a Mac(R) with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS(R) X v10.4.11 or later and iTunes(R) 8.1 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows Vista, Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 3) or later and iTunes 8.1.

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