Audeo Neckband Literally Reads and Speaks Your Thoughts

It’s time to turn up the futuristic creepy-meter as some designers actually went and invented a device that can literally speak whatever you are thinking.

Apparently the Audeo Neckband can somehow connect with your head wirelessly around your neck and pick up nerve impulses that form what you are thinking. I’m not certain if it vocalizes conscious or unconscious thoughts, but it is designed for “voiceless conversations” for cell phone users.

I’m sure you’re wondering if you can believe this article, which, even as I write it, sounds like nothing more than science fiction snake-oil. However, if you watch the YouTube video here, you’ll see that it certainly seems legit.

In fact, the Audeo Neckband sounds like it has a lot of bugs to work out. Its ability to converse is weak at best, because the designers say it only has a limited vocabulary of 150 words and phrases. The company is positive that a new version with an unlimited vocabulary will be available by the end of this year.

This is one of those conceptual devices that I don’t really want to see become reality, for obvious reasons. I don’t want someone to collar me, and read my thoughts. The perfection of this technology could change everything, turning planet Earth into a Phillip K. Dick dystopia.

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3 Comments on “Audeo Neckband Literally Reads and Speaks Your Thoughts”

Fred Schechter Says:

Really Mark, a PKD dystopia? What about actually being able to sit on a train and not hear people loudly wailing about their latest ailment to their friend.
What about being able to communicate perfectly clearly with a handsfree phone, with zero interference.
Also the ramifications of using something like this for people who have sever vocal cord damage, and ALS sufferers (this is HUGE) can help many many people to communicate properly.

Please don’t denigrate technologies you don’t fully understand, it truly depreciates a large amount of amazing research and development that people have done. It is TOTALLY legit, (not even kinda questionable, as they’ve been working on it for years.

As for “being collared” this is the first stage. Eventually it will just be a tiny band.

Ezra Says:

I find it easy to focus on both the positive and negative aspects of what this technology might mean, however one thought immediately springs to mind:

This is one small step for the vocally impaired and one giant leap to horrific invasions of privacy.

Felipe Says:

This device captures signals your brain sends to your vocal chords. It doesn’t hack into your brain and steal whatever you’re thinking about. If you don’t willingly try to use it, it won’t work.

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