Gaeaidealog ideas for a better planet Sunday, November 23, 2003 New cellphone for the blind from Owasys. New cellphone for the blind from Spanish company Owasys. The 22C looks pretty much like a regular cellphone, except that it doesn't have a display. Instead it has a built-in speech synthesizer and a keypad that gives audio feedback. Despite what the BBC and others have written, the 22C is not actually the first cellphone for the blind -- that distinction belongs to the ALVA MPO 5500 which came out this past summer. Read [Via SmartMobs]... [Gizmodo] 2:43:22 PM     Jerusalem research team hails cystic fibrosis genetic breakthrough. Israel 21c Nov 23 2003 3:26PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] 2:42:48 PM     Fiber to the People: Lessig, IEEE & AFNs. Codeine writes "Larry Lessig articulates some infrastructure observations based on work by the IEEE & Cornell AFN Institute regarding 'end-user-as owner' ... [Slashdot] 2:41:56 PM     © 2003 Ted Ritzer Last Update: 12/2/2003; 7:24:00 PM

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