New headset can listen to internal vocalisation and speak to the wearer while appearing silent to the outside worldResearchers have created a wearable device that can read people’s minds when they use an internal voice, allowing them to control devices and ask queries without speaking. The device, called AlterEgo, can transcribe words that wearers verbalise internally but do not say out loud, using electrodes attached to the skin. The idea is to create a outwardly silent computer interface that only the wearer of the AlterEgo device can speak to and hear. The AlterEgo device managed an average of 92% transcription accuracy in a 10-person trial with about 15 minutes of customising to each person. Kapur and team are currently working on collecting data to improve recognition and widen the number of words AlterEgo can detect.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2018 12:15 UTC