MouthPad: The World's First Hands-Free Touchpad Controlled by Your Tongue
MouthPad: A Tongue-Controlled Touchpad
We introduce MouthPad, a custom-fit mouthpiece that transforms subtle tongue and head movements into precise cursor control for phones, tablets, and computers. This discreet, wire-free device pairs via Bluetooth and is designed with input from users with diverse abilities to restore digital independence. By turning the mouth into a new interface, MouthPad allows users to tap, swipe, and drag without using their hands, offering a seamless alternative to traditional adaptive equipment.
It's truly a game changer, not just for me but for anyone with mobility challenges.
- arm32
As someone who uses head, eye and facial gesture tracking regularly while doing long medical treatments which tie up both my hands, I would really love something like this.
- numpad0
Does it work? There seem to be screenshots and nuanced wordings that implies it's currently more often configured like a gyro mouse with a touch button...
- astrashe2
This seems really clever. I don't know anything about what it takes to serve the targeted needs, so I could be wrong. But it's the sort of thing that pops out as really cool and useful, tech that makes the world better.
- putergoon
Big tech will harvest your mewing data now
- Tomte
Surgery robots have a tongue controller. It takes a while to train on that, but when you‘re trained your tongue muscle is the most precise way to control, say, subtle incisions deep inside the brain.