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"Imagine you could move an object with your eyes or transport yourself with the
slightest shift of a muscle. It sounds like the stuff of magic, but thanks to
Naqi Logix, a Vancouver tech company, that magic is now a reality.
The Naqi technology is an invisible human-to-machine interface that uses
gyroscopic sensors and biosensors to read nearly imperceptible body movements —
the tilt of a head, the blink of an eye — to send signals that can control
virtually any smart device.
It enables the user to use any digital device and navigate virtual worlds,
AR/VR (augmented/virtual reality) and the metaverse, as well as hard
technologies like wheelchairs.
No brain implant, no hands, no voice or screens are required. The non-invasive
technology can be tucked into earbuds, eyeglasses or virtually any wearable
medium and operates via bluetooth
Time Magazine named the technology one of their Best Inventions of 2023, but
it’s unique in another way too: This visionary technology was dreamed up and
patented in America by tech inventor David Segal, and brought to Canada for
development by a local entrepreneur Mark Godsy.
“It’s a true Canadian tech story,” said Naqi’s co-founder and brand strategist,
Miro Cernetig, “one of the rare times you see a Canadian company bringing ideas
from the U.S. and building them here.”
Naqi tapped former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, who is quadriplegic, to test
drive a custom-made set of Naqi earbuds with the device — which is about the
size of a Tic Tac breath mint — embedded inside.
Sullivan said it took just seconds to master the technology."
Via
What Could Go Right? December 7, 2023:
https://theprogressnetwork.org/homelessness-2023/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
