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Nerve-tapping Neckband Allows 'Telepathic' Chat

Posted by samzenpus on from the mouth-of-cyber-sauron dept.

ZonkerWilliam writes "Newscientist has an interesting article on tapping the nerve impulses going from the brain to the vocal chords, allowing for 'Voiceless' phone calls. "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 computerized voice." It's not quite telepathy, but it's pretty close."

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  1. Frosty Poophole allows telepathic crap by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What more needs to be said? Telepathic crap, people! Isn't that awesome?

  2. Wireless, eh? by Secret+Rabbit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't there a reason why DefCon doesn't have wireless mic's at there event?

  3. Telepathy by the+brown+guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    " It's not quite telepathy, but it's pretty close." I though telepathy was when you could transmit or interpret one's thoughts. These guys are talking about interpreting what one is saying. I am way baked.

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  4. Ventriloquism by nick_davison · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking without moving your lips is generally ventriloquism, not telepathy.

    Granted, telling off color jokes with disturbing old man/child connotations doesn't sound quite as cool as reading minds and joining the X-Men. Still, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck without moving its bill, it's still a ventriloquist duck and not a telepath.

    1. Re:Ventriloquism by jd · · Score: 3, Funny
      Still, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck without moving its bill, it's still a ventriloquist duck

      Keith and Orville are still touring?

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    2. Re:Ventriloquism by alxkit · · Score: 1, Funny

      careful now, it just may be a platypus.

    3. Re:Ventriloquism by jamesh · · Score: 5, Funny

      Still, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck without moving its bill, it's still a ventriloquist duck and not a telepath.

      And I for one welcome our non-telepathic ventriloquist duck overlords.
    4. Re:Ventriloquism by Gerzel · · Score: 2, Funny

      Try YouTube.

    5. Re:Ventriloquism by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

      Damnit, you mean when I wanted to say that I love working with children on my pre-school assistant application form, I shouldn't have written 'paedophile' as one of my good features?

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      which is totally what she said
    6. Re:Ventriloquism by Zaatxe · · Score: 2, Funny

      I like Achmed.

      So you are siding with the terrosts? Why do you hate America?

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  5. Oh great by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 4, Funny

    "psychics" and televangelists will find a way to work this into their money making schemes.

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    1. Re:Oh great by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yep. Just like how now that anyone can send email, nobody falls for Nigerian 419 scams, spam or phishing emails.

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  6. this won't go over well by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 2, Funny

    The computerized voice will ruin it.

    Mainly because no one wants to have phonesex with Stephen Hawking.
    "hellll-o, you rrrrrrrrrr-eally ta-urrrrrrning meon rightnow."

    And then as an answer to that, they'll come out with customized "human sounding" voices and you'll be wanting to shoot all your friends who always call using the American idol flavor of the week voice.

    Blind dates will be ruined too... For all you know, that babe-alicious voice on the other end belongs to a 300lb 60 year old with a trechiotomy.

    1. Re:this won't go over well by glittalogik · · Score: 5, Funny

      A blind date with a sexy voice and and a tracheotomy? Jackpot!

    2. Re:this won't go over well by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

      A blind date with a sexy voice and and a tracheotomy? Jackpot! Someone's going to have to explain to him the way deep throating is supposed to work, I think he's got the wrong idea.
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  7. Re:The last thing the world needs... by Jens+Egon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mod this guy down. He really deserves more power.

  8. What came out of the speaker by Sinbios · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all"?

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  9. Re:Great technology by Chrisq · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Read my lips, no more taxes Sub-verbal:(I'll just increase the old ones).

  10. Enders Game by delvsional · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jane? Is that you?

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  11. Thank you! by FlopEJoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now, for the love of God, can you stop talking so loud on your cell phone at the airport? Nobody cares about your (probably pretend) business conversation and you don't have to talk so f'n LOUD!

  12. Re:Great technology by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    students will try to hide the neck band under their collar, but teachers will change the rules for attending exams so the device wont be so easy to hide. outside the exam room, a sign will be posted that reads:

    T-shirts only. No turtlenecks allowed!
    Headline from the year 2015: Research finally reveals reason for recent academic success by islamic girls.
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