Mouse for the nose

[nolookingca]

Canadian inventor Dmitry Gorodnichy has devised the world's first computer to be controlled by the nose and eyelids.

The gadget could be a boon for people with disabilities who cannot use the conventional mouse, next week's issue of the British journal New Scientist reports.

The nose-steered mouse, called a "nouse", works by using tracking software linked to a webcam that identifies a group of 25 pixels which are the tip of the nose. Motion detection software is used to spot the blink of the user's eye. Blinking the left or right eye twice takes the place of left or right mouse clicks.

Source: New Zealand Herald

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/latestnewsstory....ubsection=world

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nolookingca's note: What if the guy's a regular person who blinks at regular intervals?

Note2: A more detailed news report is available at CBC News: http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2...ouse040916.html

Edited September 16, 2004 by nolookingca