Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer (IBM developerWorks)

[Posted January 11, 2007 by cook]

Nathan Harrington shows how to control a computer with whistling in an IBM developerWorks article. "Use Linux® or Microsoft® Windows®, the open source sndpeek program, and a simple Perl script to read specific sequences of tonal events -- literally whistling, humming, or singing at your computer -- and run commands based on those tones. Give your computer a short low whistle to check your e-mail or unlock your your screensaver with the opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Whistle while you work for higher efficiency."

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Posted Jan 12, 2007 16:14 UTC (Fri) by justme (guest, #19967) [Link]

So the office of the future is going to sound like the bird exhibit at the zoo? Now, that's progress!

Quack! Chirp! Buzz! I salute the fine folks at IBM developerWorks :-)

Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer (IBM developerWorks)

Posted Jan 12, 2007 18:40 UTC (Fri) by grouch (guest, #27289) [Link]

There is more to computing (and life) than those little hives known as offices. You might someday whistle for a cab and have one actually hear and respond. Let's just hope the driver is at least open source. ;)

Maybe somebody needs a computer controlled by a specific bird's song, or a barking dog, or a failing bearing in a machine. Serendipity is a wonderful thing.

The ultrasound versions

Posted Jan 12, 2007 17:56 UTC (Fri) by felixfix (subscriber, #242) [Link]

I am sure ordinary whistling has ultrasound components. I wonder if anyone can whistle completely ultrasound, or at least enough to control the computer while not being noticed by those nearby. Now you could have some fun with that!