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Intel has been supporting Stephen Hawking's communication needs for over 20 years. Its latest Assistive Context-Aware Toolkit was customised just for him. "He wasn't interested in revolutionary," says Lama Nachman, senior engineer of the team that developed the new software. "He wanted something familiar." Hawking uses the interface as before -- an infrared sensor on his glasses tracks cheek movement -- but an automated system cuts down the duration of simple tasks. The system is open source so researchers can help motor-neurone sufferers and quadriplegics worldwide.
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