Mar 14, 2008
Nerve-tapping neckband used in 'telepathic' chat
From NewScientist
A neckband that translates thought into speech by picking up nerve signals has been used to demonstrate a "voiceless" phone call for the first time.
With careful training a person can send nerve signals to their vocal cords without making a sound. These signals are picked up by the neckband and relayed wirelessly to a computer that converts them into words spoken by a computerised voice.
13:31 Posted in Future interfaces | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: future interfaces
Viewing Google Sky through a browser
Google unveiled a browser version of its Google Sky application
The browser version of Google Earth software allows you to zoom in and out and pan around the celestial bodies, search for planets and galaxies and view the sky through infrared, x-ray, ultraviolet, and microwave views.
13:19 Posted in Information visualization | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: information visualization




