Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer (IBM developerWorks)
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."
Posted Jan 12, 2007 16:14 UTC (Fri)
by justme (guest, #19967)
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Quack! Chirp! Buzz! I salute the fine folks at IBM developerWorks :-)
Posted Jan 12, 2007 18:40 UTC (Fri)
by grouch (guest, #27289)
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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.
Posted Jan 12, 2007 17:56 UTC (Fri)
by felixfix (subscriber, #242)
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So the office of the future is going to sound like the bird exhibit at the zoo? Now, that's progress!Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer (IBM developerWorks)
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. ;)
Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer (IBM developerWorks)
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!The ultrasound versions