TIME The Best Inventions of 2020: A New Kind of Interface
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TIME The Best Inventions of 2020: A New Kind of Interface

Publication Title
TIME
Publication/Creation Date
November 19 2020
Creators/Contributors
Time USA, LLC (creator)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
MIT Media Lab (contributor)
Arnav Kapur (contributor)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description
"AlterEgo doesn’t read your thoughts, but it can enable you to communicate with your computer without touching a keyboard or opening your mouth. To use the headset to carry out a simple task like Googling the weather on your laptop, first formulate the query in your mind."
HCI Platform
Wearables
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Ear, Mouth
Augments
Communicating, Thinking
Technology Keywords
Headsets, Sensors, Bone Conduction, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Keywords
Communication, Brain Function, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Hospitals, Research, Prototypes, Speech, Subvocalization
Marketing Keywords
AlterEgo
Source
https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2020/5911365/mit-media-lab-alterego/
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Time USA, LLC
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Date archived
November 24 2020
Last edited
November 26 2020
How to cite this entry
Time USA, LLC. (November 19 2020). "TIME The Best Inventions of 2020: A New Kind of Interface". TIME. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/5014