By David Shamah

Israel company Tactile World’s new mouse, the Tactile Explorer, is the first major development to enhance computing for the blind in over two decades. Far cheaper and easier to use than existing solutions – with prices under $500 for the equipment and software, instead of the minimum $5,000 for current solutions – the Tactile Explorer will be able to put millions of blind people around the world online – and put them to work, as well.
By David Shamah

If you think “mixer” and “microwave” when you hear the name General Electric, you are lacking behind the times. The company’s healthcare division, which employs nearly 50,000 people worldwide, has a broad range of products and services that include medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, performance improvement solutions, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.