Everyone knows who Stephen Hawking is, how he uses a computer to speak, and this technology continues to get better day-by-day. As a matter of fact similar technologies are being implanted into prototype smartphones and glasses. Furthermore, the real long term goal is to develop brain computer interfaces that will revolutionize human and machine interaction. The day of the cyborg is getting closer and closer.



Eye-gaze devices allow some people with limited speech or hand movements to communicate, use environmental controls, compose music, and paint. That includes patients with ALS – up to 80% have communication difficulties. Other conditions that can benefit from these devices include cerebral palsy, strokes, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Technology Allows You to Speak When All You Can Do is Blink