When CES rolls around every year its always a fun time to see what new ideas are being worked on. This mouthpad want to go beyond assisting and enhance capabilites. Tech Crunch takes a closer look:

Imagine a world where you can control your smartphone or laptop just by moving your head or subtly shifting your tongue – a future where voiceless communication becomes a reality. That’s exactly what Augmental has been working on, and it’s nothing short of awe-inspiring.

The other feature Augmental has been beavering away on in the lab is silent speech, which enables users to form words without vocalizing them. Instead, the device captures the nuanced movements of the tongue to decipher the intended words. This technology can then be used to write, or sent through an audio generator to give a user who may not otherwise be able to speak a voice.

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