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TMCNet:  First Live Voiceless Phone Call Made at TI Developer Conference

[March 02, 2008]

First Live Voiceless Phone Call Made at TI Developer Conference

(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Ambient this week gave the first live demonstration of how its new
technology, the Audeo, will enable voiceless communication either
face-to-face or via phone.

Ambient said the Audeo, based on ultra-low power MSP430 microcontroller
(MCU) technology from Texas Instruments (TI), will offer life-changing
options for people who have lost the ability to move or speak due to
neurological disorders, Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis), traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy or Parkinson's.

"The Audeo can enable voiceless communication that is virtually as easy
as just thinking about it," said Michael Callahan, CEO and co-founder
of Ambient Corporation. "Historically, every time it becomes easier for
people to communicate, people become more connected and the
interactions enrich people's lives. It is our hope that the Audeo will
allow many more profound ideas to change the world through
communication."

The Audeo is a wireless sensor worn on the neck to capture neurological
activity that the brain sends to the vocal cords, and then digitizes
this activity using analog and digital technology to turn it into
speech. Thanks to the extremely low power consumption of TI's MSP430
MCUs, the Audeo can last over eight hours on a single charge, giving
people the ability to interact with their world knowing they will be
able to communicate.

During a keynote presentation at the Texas Instruments Developer
Conference (TIDC), Ambient's Callahan demonstrated this technology by
using the Audeo to place the world's first, voiceless cellphone call to
Mike Hames, TI's Senior Vice President of Application Specific Products
(ASP). The Audeo takes information gathered from the sensor worn on the
neck and sends this information to a mobile phone using Bluetooth
wireless technology.

"Ambient is at the forefront of innovative technology that will enable
people to communicate in entirely new ways," said Hames. "Whether
helping give the gift of communication to someone who has lost the
ability to speak, or allowing consumers to communicate voicelessly via
cellphone in environments not conducive to conversation, TI is
committed to helping customers like Ambient who are solving problems
that change the world."

In addition to the speech technology, by incorporating the Audeo with
additional hardware, Ambient said that it has successfully controlled a
wheelchair without the need of physical movement. Ambient expects that
its first product to enable speech for individuals with ALS will be
available before the end of 2008.

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Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News

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