Mimi Switch Controls Your Devices by Your Facial Expression

The Mimi Switch is something that I have not seen before. It uses Infrared sensors from the earbug to detect movement in the ear inner wall. This translates to an action to activate a device. It can be an iPod. From the below example, sticking the tongue out may stop or start a song.

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Likewise, the movement of the eyebrow can change a track of an album. The Inventor, Kazuhiro Taniguchi of Osaka University says that this technology can even enable the player to choose a song suitable from your facial expression. I wonder what will happen if you are talking, laughing at the same time. Will it be accurate?

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