Father who lost arm in train accident at 13 becomes first in UK to be fitted with bionic hand

A man has become the first in the UK to be fitted with a bionic hand on the NHS after losing his arm in a train accident.  Mike Swainger, from Hull, was just 13 when he lost his right arm and leg in a horrific accident in 1992 when he was hit by a train while playing with friends.  After being picked as the first person to receive the UK’s most advanced medical technology, Mike said the best thing is being able to walk down the street hand-in-hand with his youngest daughter Jodie, 6.  Mike, 33, said the battery-powered myo-electric bebionic3 hand has given him a new lease of life.  He said: ‘It has changed my life immeasurably.

New Opportunities for People with Disabilities and Mobile Devices

The market for telecommunication devices is a reaching full saturation point with limited markets still open to opportunities. A study by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict) disclosed that there is a great interest in the untapped market of disabled mobile users. The hope is this will drive more companies to start creating devices and applications especially designed for people with disabilities.

New iPhone 5 release date, news and features

Although widely expected, there was no iPhone 5 in 2011, though the company did announce the iPhone 4S.

So it was surely high time for a total revision of the iPhone, and with an Apple event taking place today, 12 September, we were expecting to see the iPhone 5 break cover.  techradar