News Archive for 09/03/09

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Sony iPod speaker system

03/09, 9:40pm

Sony debuts CMT-LX30iR iPod/USB speaker system

Sony has expanded its line of audio devices with the CMT-LX30iR, an entry-level speaker system that offers a dock for iPhones or iPods and a USB connection. A slot-load MP3 player is also provided, with support for MP3 playback, along with an AM/FM tuner and line in. The speakers each offer 5W of output, and users can select from several EQ presets including rock, pop, jazz and flat.

Mimi Switch reads faces

03/09, 2:05pm

Japanese Mimi Switch reads face for device control

A Japanese device called the Mimi Switch or Ear Switch has the ability to read a wearer's facial expression, including a blink of an eye, smile or raised eyebrow. It can accomplish this via its infrared sensors in the ear, the inside of which moves according to the facial expressions, and translate those movements into controls for attached personal electronics devices such as iPods. Invented and developed by Kazuhiro Taniguchi of the Engineering Science Graduate School at Osaka University, the device is connected to a computer which interprets the signals to control connected devices.