Startup Eyes Disability Market by Leander Kahney SAN FRANCISCO - A San Diego startup is developing a technology that dynamically generates custom-user interfaces for all kinds of computing devices - laptops, handhelds, and cell phones. Edapta's technology will initially be targeted to disabled users, but the company said it hopes it will take off in the wireless, post-PC world when information is delivered to a variety of gadgets, ranging from set-top boxes and game consoles to Net-connected cars. Introduced at this week's JavaOne conference, Edapta's Edaptive Engine is server-based software that queries a device for its display profile and adapts the interface elements according to things like screen size and resolution and the presence or absence of a keyboard or mouse. Based on Sun's Jini, a networking technology that automatically recognizes new devices connecting to a network, the Edaptive Engine can automatically adapt interfaces for disabled users, who also have a wide range of interface needs. For example, the technology could adapt a website for blind visitors who use screen-reader software to access the site. Because navigation buttons and advertisements are clutter to a screen reader, the site would trim these elements and display only the most important information on the site. Entire story at: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,36759,00.html http://www.edapta.com/