First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University - Gizmodo Comments

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

SmallBusinessMarketing — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:36:36 EST

Deaf persons are deaf ... not stupid. Anything technology can innovate to make their lives more productive helps keep them independent. they're like the rest of us and perhaps much more responsible since they are handicapped.

SmallBusinessMarketing

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

DeafGurlinCali — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:26:06 EST

What a great service for people who are Deaf/HOH while in the car as a passenger and/or at home, especially during a time of crisis. Way to go NPR, Harris Corp., Towson Univ, and Captioning Services, Inc. Great work!

DeafGurlinCali

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

pandressf — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:32:20 EST

Great work, April Chandler, in being a part of history in providing captioning services for NPR in the first live demonstration of accessible radio.

pandressf

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

blueydbabydol — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:33:43 EST

On the debate of passengers...do you not think the driver will be distracted with this on and glance over to it. No matter what you say about safety laws and video in front not working well the car is in gear is untrue. Many have found ways to get around this and from what I understand Kenwood does not have this feature. Just another way to make our roads even more unsafe. Sorry but when states and cities have laws against using a cell phone or text messages...this crap should be banned and the those making it should be sued with any accidents that hurt or kill someone when its involved.

blueydbabydol

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

AdmNaismith — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:47:05 EST

'they do sell dvd players for cars too, are those a bad idea?'

Yes.

AdmNaismith

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

toyotaboy — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:39:01 EST

how is this bad? I don't think it's intended for the driver, but more for the passengers.. they do sell dvd players for cars too, are those a bad idea?

toyotaboy

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

TJ — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:52:31 EST

Haha, I go to the Univ of MD, Baltimore County (UMBC) which is 15 minutes down the road from Towson. It's about time they did something worth while since they're generally regarded as the backup school for students who didn't get in to UMD or UMBC.

In fairness, I doubt my school will be mentioned at CES. I'm so depressed.

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

FuzzyPlushroom — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:34:09 EST

This'll end up in barbershops worldwide.

Wait... it's called the television, with closed-captioning.

Technogen's emergency idea might work, but it's kinda expensive just for that. It has to be appealing on an everyday basis if it's going to sell.

FuzzyPlushroom

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

strider_mt2k — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:50:46 EST

@neekap: -and what would MUTE do? Blank the screen?

strider_mt2k

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

Technogen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:41:33 EST

For those new to those whole, reading and not just looking at pretty pictures thing, they used the Kenwood since it was already setup to receive captioning from DVDs. The idea is aimed at stationary use for live broadcast. Most in-dash car audio head units, will not display moving anything on the screen while the car is in motion due to local laws. This is a very big thing since in the future emergency info could be sent out over the screen to deaf and hard of hearing so that they know what to do.

Technogen

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

MisterGummy — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:19:46 EST

@electrikecho:

FYI:

1. I'm hearing impaired
2. I read news online
3. I don't read newspapers unless I'm bored in the breakroom at work
4. I drive a car
5. I have an in dash dvd player in my car that can play movies with subtitles
6. I don't watch movies while I'm driving
7. I listen to music on my radio
8. I don't listen to talk-radio because its too difficult to follow what they are saying
9. I wish there was a close captioning device that would allow me to "listen" to news radio and stuff like Howard Stern.
10. If said device existed, I am not dumb enough to read it while I'm driving

I hope you get my point douchebag. Thanks Giz for posting this!!! This technology will really make my life easier and for many people like me. Have any of you people heard about having passengers in your car?? Maybe they would like to "read" the radio while riding??? gosh

MisterGummy

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

MeNotYou — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:55:05 EST

Umm. Im sorry, WHAT!!??? This has GOT to be a joke. A deaf person driving a car and reading his radio at the same time.......

MeNotYou

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

electrikecho — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:01:09 EST

... Or they could, say, read the news online? Or on - what's that stuff called again? Oh yeah! - a newspaper.

Interesting - I can see future uses for it. For the deaf, I think not.

electrikecho

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

binaryspiral — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:28:43 EST

oh and what's with the NPR bashing? The NPR stations were the first in my area to even start using RDS.

binaryspiral

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

binaryspiral — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:27:03 EST

This is actually pretty cool, but not an amazing new CES worthy tech. HD radio is digital... slapping some text on an audio broadcast is so... RDS.

binaryspiral

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

neekap — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:26:25 EST

So does the text get bigger the more you turn up the volume knob?

neekap

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

bird2431 — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:18:53 EST

"From what I can tell, the signal will be compatible with many recent HD Radio receivers, so you don't need a special box. The Kenwood in the picture is a proof-of-concept"

The receiver shown is only proof that it is possible. The broadcast will be compatible with many receivers (i.e. HOME RECEIVERS). This isn't meant to be put in cars.

bird2431

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

MacPrince — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:13:29 EST

@bird2431: That Kenwood unit pictured is a car nav unit. So in that much, they're right.

Plus, in many states, something like this is illegal in a car. (Technically the law says no video, but this probably needs to me considered the same as watching a DVD while driving)

MacPrince

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

bird2431 — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:08:59 EST

Because people only listen to the radio in their car....

Get a clue people

bird2431

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

89macrunner — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:03:42 EST

yeahh lets let deaf people drive AND read things on an LCD screen while driving.

89macrunner

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

hill_intern — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:48:05 EST

I agree with diacronic, how is this AT ALL a good idea for car audio? It's bad enough that I have to watch out for people talking on cell phones, but not I have to be on the lookout for the individuals reading their radios who also can't hear my horn? Yeah, great fuckin' idea.

hill_intern

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

Transepoch — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:31:29 EST

Wow, and with the accuracy of TV's closed captioning.

Maybe we will get lucky and stations use it wholesale ... hello running lyrics rather than seeing the same song title scroll by (even if it is short enough to fit) for 5 minutes.

Transepoch

First Ever Closed-Captioned HD Radio for the Deaf Launched By NPR, Harris and Towson University

diacronic — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:18:07 EST

And this is suppose to go into the car? I can't see this being too safe of an idea.

diacronic