Echolocation for Humans

anoopsinha writes "An article in New Scientist reports that bat echos can be used as virtual reality guide. People wearing headphones could easily hunt down a 'virtual insect', using only the echolocation sounds. The report says that it is a 'very intuitive process.' The researchers behind the project hope that a similar system in the cockpit of fighter planes could allow pilots to track some controls using their hearing, freeing up their eyes for other tasks."

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Re:Did not understand the article

[Narphorium]

If you think of the human body as a computer. This would be equivalent to discovering a new port through which we can recieve additional information.
It means that we might be able to absorb more information faster and easier.