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What if you could talk… without really talking? Aside from saving you all the effort required to move your lips, don’t you agree that it would be the sexiest thing in mobile communications since the RAZR? Well, Ambient Corporation promises to give you just that, the ability to say words without opening your mouth. Just think of all the possibilities this will bring. Now, you can continue to annoy your peaceful old neighbors without even moving your lips, you talkative freak of nature you.

In a recent conference held by microchip manufacturer Texas Instruments, Michael Callahan of Ambient Corporation demonstrated how “Audeo”, the groundbreaking technology developed by their company, can let a user “speak without speaking” via a neckband and a nearby computer. The neckband is used to interpret the nerve signals in the user’s vocal cords and then wirelessly transmits it to the computer to be spoken aloud by a robotic voice. It doesn’t read your thoughts, though, but only the words that you “want to say”. I believe this is a significant step forward in the field of wireless communications. You have to see it for yourself to believe it (keep reading for a video demonstration).

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In case during baseball season you aren’t able to catch the game, either because you don’t have the time or because you don’t have the channel, then this new device by Ambient will make sure you are on the pulse. This device receives updates every half inning, and if the game goes into extra innings, it will still keep you updated. The ScoreCast doesn’t require a WiFi network to function, it works on the InfoCast Network for updates which unfortunately only covers about 90 % of the U.S.

It costs $124.99, but hopefully you don’t live in the 10% of where InfoCast doesn’t cover.

Via [Engadget]

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