title: A sip-and-puff wireless remote control for the Apple iPod.
abstract: This brief technical note describes the authors' efforts to modify an existing wireless remote control for the Apple iPod so it could be operated using sip-and-puff switches by individuals with limited upper extremity dexterity due to cervical level spinal cord injury. The authors were able to successfully interface the wireless controller with sip-and-puff switches so that users could play, pause, and fast forward through a song list on the iPod. Details of the interface are described, and limitations of the current system are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Shepherd Center, Wireless RERC, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grogg
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anschutz
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fierman
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface