Sub-vocal communications, computer interaction...

In this video, a prototype voiceless communication system is demonstrated...




Even more exciting than the obvious uses for this technology in voiceless communication, is the implications the demonstrator mentions regarding how this could enhance augmented reality systems. You sub-vocalize a question or key word search phrase and get data back from the Internet. The power of this for enhancing intelligence is stunning.

Imagine this scenario. The year is 2018 and you are sitting in one of those mind- numbingly boring meetings. The data overlays in your eyeglass displays are showing reports and graphs prepared by the presenter as well as personal and business information about each of the attendees. Suddenly, an idea occurs to you. You spend a few seconds sub-vocalizing commands to your smart phone(5th gen iphone?, 3rd gen android platform?) to search for a series of documents and related blog postings, while also chatting voicelessly with colleagues in a different department to bounce your idea off them. By the time you open your mouth 30 seconds later to voice your brilliant idea you have done the background research and networking that might have taken 30 minutes(after the meeting) to do a decade earlier. This is just one small example of the type of Intelligence Enhancement we're talking about here.