Nerve-tapping Neckband Allows 'Telepathic' Chat

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."

Comments

Wireless, eh?

[Secret Rabbit]

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

Telepathy

[the brown guy]

" 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.

Ventriloquism

[nick_davison]

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.

Re:Ventriloquism

[jd]

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?

Re:Ventriloquism

[jamesh]

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.

Oh great

[Jafafa Hots]

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

Re:Oh great

[Jafafa Hots]

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

Re:this won't go over well

[glittalogik]

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

Re:The last thing the world needs...

[Jens Egon]

Mod this guy down. He really deserves more power.

What came out of the speaker

[Sinbios]

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

Thank you!

[FlopEJoe]

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!

Re:Great technology

[Hognoxious]

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.

Re:this won't go over well

[jollyreaper]

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.