One electronic computer in the form of a headset was developed by Japanese researchers from the University of Hiroshima.
The Earclip-type Wearable PC as it is called, weighs just 17, it has built-in GPS, gyroscope, motion sensors, speaker and microphone. By means of infrared sensors, the "wearing" computer monitors any tweaks occurring inside the ear due to motion and "reads" the user's eyes and mouth.
According to the scientists, the ear computer is "endowed" with Bluetooth technology and is capable of storing specific commands based on the movements e.g. of its owner's eyes or tongue. The user will be able to easily and quickly, by slightly grinding their teeth, opening and closing their eyes or simply sticking out their tongue, open or operate, for example, a program or an application on their mobile phone that will communicate with the Earclip- type Wearable PC.
Handset hi-tech
Designer of the innovative handset is the engineer Kazuhiro Taniguchi, who was inspired, according to his words, by the simplicity of Japanese art of bouquets, I thought.
«We have created a "smart" headset that will be worn in the same way as one earring"Said Taniguchi.
He says that in the same sense, in the future, it is not excluded that hearing aids acquire "high intelligence" capabilities, so they can measure heartbeats and patient temperature, monitor their diet, and potential symptoms of malaise (e.g. through sneezing).
Still, for people of advanced age who suffer from dementia, GPS could be salvage as it will detect the patient's position and alert his or her loved ones.
Source: tovima.gr
