March 3, 2008
Coming soon to Japan: remote control with a wink
Researcher Kazuhiro Taniguchi. says he has developed a system that will soon let people run their iPods with the flick of an eye. The AFP reports.
"The system dubbed "Kome Kami Switch," or "Temple Switch", comprising a single-chip computer and a couple of infrared sensors, monitors movements of the temple and is so tiny that it can be built into the side of a pair of eyeglasses.
Closing both eyes for one second starts an iPod, while blinking again stops the machine. A wink with the right eye makes the machine skip to the next tune while with a wink of the left eye it goes back.
The Kome Kami Switch is also capable of operating television sets, air conditioners, room lighting and other household electronics.
Taniguchi hopes the system can eventually be adapted to run cellphones, wheelchairs and robots as "an ultimate remote control" used in everyday life."
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