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"Body Talk" Could Control Gadgets
Fragglebabe writes "The BBC reports that we could soon be controlling our gadgets using small movements of the body, such as a nod of the head. In order to make this possible, 'Audio cloud' technology has been developed by researchers at the University of Glasgow. They say that 'audio clouds could make using mobile devices on the move safer and easier'. According to the article, 'the researchers have developed ways to control gadgets, such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) and music players, using 3D sound for output and gestures for input.'"
inflatable dolls!
... that nasty, inflammatory mail towards i appear to have sent is the result of my coughing! The mail reader thought i was composing a mail!
Tsuyoikoto ha taisetsu da ne, dakedo namida mo hitsuyousa (Strength is an important thing, but tears too are necessary)
medics will have a hard time diagnosing Parkinsons..
I don't read your sig, why do you read mine?
Now I can't get this stupid song out of my head. It's the eighties all over again;
Let's get physical, physical,
I wanna get physical, let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk,
Your body talk, let me hear your body talk
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
Walking down the street twitching like an epileptic trying to get your PDA to tell your phone to dial your mom.
It looks like you want to shag that pretty blonde over there.Would you like be to help with that by
(a) Suggesting some useful chatup lines
(b) Preparing your love pad while you are doing your stufmuffin routine
(c) Adopt a more realistic attitude and explain why that girl would not have sex with you if you were the lasst man on earth
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
controlling our gadgets using small movements of the body
Can you imagine, what if you could control a device by simply touching it with our finger? We could call it a "button."
D. Adams, 1979 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. chapter 12, first paragraph.
See also: Charade: remote control of objects using free hand gestures (1993)
I don't see what's special about this. The Fonz was able to do this in the 1950s. All you need is an elbow.
I make a reasonable middle-class wage by going to work and not spamming blogs with scams.
so by the time i finish my morning walk, i have had downloaded premium ringtones, deleted some apps, ordered truckloads of food, and conspired to bomb the white house. all unknowingly, seemingly.
*Steve Nods*
*Device in pocket starts playing music loudly, he reaches for it with his left arm*
*arm movement triggers cell-phone ringtone demo system*
"BAH!" yells Steve.
*Vocal command automatically dials 911, police are dispatched*
"Calm down, Steve! You're only making it worse! Stop!"
*Voice command "Stop" recognized on Steve's computer, closing all programs*
"Noooo!!"
"Help!"
*Police department dialed a second time, ambulances dispatched*
"We can't stop it!! It's too laaaate!"
"hey, could you pass me a paper towel? er.. I mean... DEPLOY ABSORBTION PANEL!"
Just think of the abuse you could do to users!
"To start the application you have to wave your arms like a chicken and jump up and down"
"No no! VIGOROUSLY shake the handheld.. your not doing it fast enough"
"No! Don't do that! If you move all the files will be deleted! And don't even think about sneezing! You don't want do delete everything on the network do you!?! Stay absolutly still in that position till I find a solution"
Oooo the power! Bwhahahahaha!
Warning, comments may not have been passed by the sanity department of my brain.