Japanese researchers have developed head gear that allows users to clench their jaws to control their iPods. Using infrared sensors and a microcomputer people will be able to clench their jaw for just over a second and have hand-free control of their music players. Grind left and you skip a track, grind right and you can start and stop the music.
Researchers forsee people being able to use the same technology to control their cell phone, browse through PowerPoint presentations in meeting or even control the motion of a wheelchair.
Definitely an advance in technology that has postive potential uses.
[Source: Yahoo News]
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Unless they make the technology super sensitive, I don't see this taking off. People would also end up walking around with sore jaws from working those muscles so much more than usual. I think I'd pass.
Posted by: Kimberlee Morrison | August 22, 2007 11:40 AM | Permalink to Comment