Thursday, May 12, 2005

I think, therefore I compute....

How do you talk to someone without opening your mouth? NASA refers to it as subvocal speech. Scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center in California have developed a system of tiny sensors that read nerve signals in the throat that control speech. You may not make a sound when, say, you read silently, but your nervous system is buzzing with activity. Recently, they used the system to make the first subvocal cell phone call.

Coming soon to a computer near you: Sub-vocal computer command interface.

Coming soon after to a schizophrenic support group near you: How to stop the voices in your head from yelling Format C! Yes!

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