#Empowering Us All

Today, I wanted to share the new advert that Microsoft has released for Super Bowl XLVIII.

It is a celebration of what technology can do for us and how it can empower us all to achieve more.

The advert is narrated by Steve Gleason, a former NFL player now living with a Motor Neurone Disease (MND) called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He uses a Surface Pro with eye tracking software to speak.

Below is the advert video and the videos of the individual stories behind the advert:

 

Microsoft 2014 Super Bowl Commercial: Empowering (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaOvHKG0Tio] 

 

Steve Gleason: No White Flags (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JObFlEvc-Eg]

 

Braylon O'Neill: Making Strides (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbRhiy0NryQ]

 

Sarah Churman: Hearing for the first time (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikrsjFTfn1w]

 

Hal Lasko: Painting With Technology (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhzc3VloAA] 

 

Mystery Skype: Connecting Classrooms Around The World (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZdMnkWHG7s]

 

Surgeons: Operate With Kinect (Direct Link)

[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KcZwP8L4z0]

 

For more information see: Empowering Us All and share your #empowering story on Twitter.

 

This is what technology is really about: Making a difference and improving people's lives.

I really love being part of this industry.

David