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

[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!