Fumbling with the tiny controls of an iPod is so archaic. The Mimi Switch is a new IR sensor headphone that lets you control music with facial expressions. Created by an Osaka University researcher, it's basically a hands-free universal remote that can operate everything from a music player to household appliances. Of course, the thing still needs work--it's not wireless yet, and its controls are limited. But pretty soon, your morning will be like this: Wink for coffee, wide-eyed for laundry, squint for tunes. You still have to fold your own shirts though.
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March 09, 2009
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Posted by: Neslock | March 09, 2009 at 02:45 PM
this will make my cold walks to class in the winter so much easier. I won't have to freeze my hands playing with my ipod. just *squint*, next song! ^_^
Posted by: Heather | March 11, 2009 at 08:12 AM