I like fancy new technical gadgets as much as the next guy, as long as the next guy is an Amish farmer, but here’s one I just don’t see catching on.
An inventor has come up with a hands-free device he says will let you control your iPod using facial expressions, like winking and sticking out your tongue.
The downside is you have to walk around making grotesque faces, like you’re one of those people who can’t control nervous tics. Not to name names, but I’m talking about Renee Zellweger and Gilbert Gottfried.
So what if you’re really in the mood to hear “Honky Tonk Women,” so you wink and stick out your tongue just as some drunk Hells Angels are going by? You could end up with your iPod in a part of your anatomy where you won’t hear it again for a few days, if you catch my drift.
Our video item says the inventor is currently looking for business partners to turn his invention into a commercial product. Hey, why not try the Hells Angels?
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Above: Fashion model in 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota
Below: Actor Josh Brolin in a 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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Well.. this would be ingenious if we ignore the fact that ageing population probably does not need to, or cannot for that matter, control many things, let alone an iPod! Gross, I know, but realistic!
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