Sick of listening to other people talking on their cellphones? FXPAL, a Xerox
lab in Palo Alto, California, has an answer: a system that lets people reply to
cellphone calls without speaking. When a call comes in, you can select a verbal
response from a range programmed into the phone. A pre-recorded or synthesised
voice will speak to the person calling in. Les Nelson at FXPAL says the system,
called Quiet Calls, is perfect for people in meetings or other situations where
they can’t talk.
To continue reading, today with our introductory offers
Advertisement
More from 91av
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Popular articles
Trending 91av articles
1
Red-light therapy does have health benefits but not the ones you think
2
A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began
3
Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy
4
Hantavirus outbreak will not cause a covid-style pandemic, says WHO
5
Where has the deadly hantavirus come from and how does it spread?
6
Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case
7
300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector
8
Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia
9
Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?
10
Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?
