The tongue is a really important part of our body, isn’t it? It’s what we use to taste food, to communicate and more importantly, we stick it out to send cheeky messages to people who annoy us. It is believed that our tongue is not connected to the spinal cord so there is no damage caused in the event of spinal cord injury. The Georgia Tech team has come up with a tongue-based apparatus for the disabled population as a means of communication.

It may not be as similar to the GRAVITONUS device, which we saw earlier. The GRAVITONUS device  acts as an alternative control system for a handicapped user. This new device by the Georgia Tech team, Mavis Beacon tongue typing is featured as a pointing device from a small tongue-mounted magnet and sensors near the cheeks. It has been designed where there is enough interactivity and communication much greater than the “sip and puff” input methods. Let’s wish that Mavis Beacon tongue –typing and presence of haptic feedback will not take too long and is on its way.

Via: Switched