[HN Gopher] Wearable artificial graphene throat that allows mute...
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       Wearable artificial graphene throat that allows mute people to
       speak (2019)
        
       Author : tsujp
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2022-03-03 10:30 UTC (12 hours ago)
        
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       | nynx wrote:
       | Subvocalizing is already a thing and devices do exist for
       | interpreting it, I believe.
       | 
       | It's cool that this is so small though.
        
       | sebular wrote:
       | I might actually be tempted use voice assistant/command software
       | if I could communicate with it silently through a discreet
       | sticker or necklace.
        
       | causi wrote:
       | "That allows mute people to speak" is not part of the original
       | title nor is it accurate. The device in question is a sensor
       | patch whose notable characteristic is it's thin enough to be
       | comfortably attached to the throat for extended periods. The
       | patch reads motions in the throat and sends those signals to an
       | armband computer.
       | 
       |  _The researchers stated that, in the future, mute people could
       | be trained to generate signals with their throats which the
       | device would translate into speech._
        
         | tsujp wrote:
         | Are you contending that because the device is not part of their
         | body --- or forces a non-functioning part of their body to work
         | --- that they then are not _really_ speaking by having their
         | throat movements synthetically vocalised?
         | 
         | Does this mean someone with a prosthetic hand isn't _really_
         | holding something when they use that hand to hold a cup of
         | water? Afterall, the prosthesis isn't part of their body in the
         | same way this device is, no?
         | 
         | This thing, while basic now, allows mutes to synthesise their
         | speech by analysing the movements in their throat. Movements
         | that happen when a non-mute is speaking. Thats very different
         | than say text-to-speech where I'd be more inclined to agree.
        
           | causi wrote:
           | From the HN guidelines: _please use the original title,
           | unless it is misleading or linkbait; don 't editorialize._
           | The original title is "WAGT: An artificial throat that's
           | small like a temporary tattoo"
        
           | Nashooo wrote:
           | I read his reply as stating that it is inaccurate to say that
           | the device _currently_ allows mute people to speak.
        
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