'Body talk' could control mobiles

Changing tracks on digital music players of the future while on the move could be done with the nod of the head, reports the BBC.

"Building on previous work, researchers at the University of Glasgow have been developing audio clouds to control gadgets using movement and sound.

Presenting their work at a US computer interface conference, they say audio clouds could make using mobile devices on the move safer and easier.

A mobile that responds to movements was launched in Japan last month.

Mobile makers are also already testing 3D audio systems for devices.

"The idea behind the whole thing is to look at new ways to present information," Professor Stephen Brewster told the BBC News website."

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-- Mobile phones to turn into golf clubs and toy guns in Japan - In Japan through a new motion-sensitive mobile telephone equipped with games that will let people on the move practise their golf swings or shoot up monsters.

-- Cell phone gaming: Shake the Phone . KTF announced January the launch of a Motion Pack service that enables users to play mobile games by shaking the phone, without manipulating a keypad.

-- Japanese Phone Responds to Shakes. Japanese handsets slated to hit stores next month are designed to respond to shakes, tilts and jiggles.without manipulating a keypad. The sensor, made by Aichi Steel Corp., not only detects the direction toward which the cell phone is moving but also the speed and force with which it's being jerked around. This makes for new kinds of gaming fun. (AP)

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