Thursday, December 18, 2003
Talk To The Hand!
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 08:00 AM
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1969
"NTT DoCoMo is doing some R&D into different techniques to make mobile an always present technology. The FingerWhisper is currently being developed at the NTT DoCoMo Yokosuka R&D center is a new kind of wearable telephone handset that utilizes the human hand as part of the receiver. Worn on the wrist, this watch-like terminal converts voice to vibration through an actuator and channels this vibration through the bones to the tip of the index finger. By inserting this finger into the ear canal, the vibration can be heard as voice. We call this process the bone conduction receiving mechanism. "
In other words, talk to the hand!
I'm not sure how I feel about using body parts as communication tools. First person to joke about needing to go the bathroom to print out a fax though may be taking a vacation for a few days. :lol:
"NTT DoCoMo is doing some R&D into different techniques to make mobile an always present technology. The FingerWhisper is currently being developed at the NTT DoCoMo Yokosuka R&D center is a new kind of wearable telephone handset that utilizes the human hand as part of the receiver. Worn on the wrist, this watch-like terminal converts voice to vibration through an actuator and channels this vibration through the bones to the tip of the index finger. By inserting this finger into the ear canal, the vibration can be heard as voice. We call this process the bone conduction receiving mechanism. "
In other words, talk to the hand!
I'm not sure how I feel about using body parts as communication tools. First person to joke about needing to go the bathroom to print out a fax though may be taking a vacation for a few days. :lol:
