Writing Tools

Improving Chatbots and LLMs in Mental Health Care through User Feedback and Data

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Chatbots and Large Language Models (LLMs) are computer programs designed to communicate with humans using natural language. Their application in mental health care is increasingly prevalent, serving various purposes, including emotional support, counseling, diagnosis, and treatment. Chatbots and LLMs face numerous challenges in this domain despite their potential. One way to improve their performance and … Read more

Deciphering Dyslexia: The Paradox of the Differently-Wired Brain

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By Daria Costello Dyslexia has long been a generic term, even a terminological catch-all, encompassing a range of classifications, symptoms, and diagnoses. It’s remarkable how much disparity there is in understanding dyslexia and its causes and treatments, despite having been first identified and labeled by doctors in Europe over a century ago.[i] Generally recognized at its … Read more

Review of the Montblanc Starwalker Collection

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Sleek and stylish with a smooth finish. The Montblanc Starwalker Pen is a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, which coincidentally tied in with NASA’s announcement of sending an astronaut to Mars in 2024. Despite being a redesign of its original StarWalker pen collection (first introduced in 2003), the 2019 refresh … Read more

Scanmarker Air Review. Wirelessly Digitize Printed Text With Ease.

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Have you ever wanted to reproduce large amounts of text from a textbook or manual onto an interactive document for future reference or note-taking? If so, you’ll be happy to learn about the latest product from Scanmarker, a long-time leader in assistive technology hardware and software with integration into everything from iOS mobile devices to … Read more

14 Apps to Help You Banish Writer’s Block

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People have documented the characteristics of writer’s block for many centuries, but the term itself was first described in 1947 by psychoanalyst Edmund Bergler. Writer’s block is a common phenomenon characterized by the inability to produce new work or develop original ideas. If you’ve ever experienced writer’s block, you know how frustrating it is to … Read more

Case study: The Role of Universities in Creating Accessible Technology

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The Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA) is a multidisciplinary engineering and design research center affiliated with the Georgia Tech College of Design. The consortium’s flagship program focuses on finding barriers that individuals with learning challenges may face. In this piece, we’ll outline the work they do. Accessibility requires a lot of research … Read more

Review of Waterman Hémisphère Ballpoint Pen

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The Waterman Hémisphère is a pen that has been in production for nearly 60 years and has been used by many famous people. The pen’s unique design, created by the legendary designer Raymond Loewy, makes it instantly recognizable. The Hémisphère Ballpoint Pen was released in 1954 as part of a collection to commemorate the Waterman’s … Read more

LeapFrog LeapReader Reading & Writing System Review

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LeapFrog has been making learning easier and more fun for children since the company was founded in 1995. Recently it took reading and writing education to another level with the innovative LeapFrog LeapReader. The LeapReader pen is a new and improved version of LeapFrog’s Tag Reading System, which used interactive touch-and-talk books to help preschoolers … Read more

Top Six Pen Scanners to Take You From Primers to Proust

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Imagine a highlighter pen that not only underscores critical information but also captures important text and digitally transmits it to your computer instantaneously, sort of like an advanced “cut and paste” function. That tool actually exists! It’s called a digital scanner pen, and uses a technology called optical character recognition (OCR) to digitize printed text … Read more