Say What? Pet Plants That Talk To YOU!

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Don’t Tell Me Ya Love Me…

If there’s anything that USB can’t power, please let me know. At least this talking digital pot called the Pet Plant is only a concept. I can’t imagine one more device being hooked up to my computer, especially a pet. But wait… there is something to be said for this concept by designer Junyi Heo.

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Joseph Faber’s Amazing Talking Machine of 1845

Joseph Faber’s Amazing Talking Machine of 1845

When Joseph Faber invented his “amazing talking machine” he had envisioned somehow connecting it to a telegraph to, converting the dots and dashes into a real human voice. It was a great idea, but only 150 year ahead of his time.

Innovators today look at Faber’s artificial tongue technology, where air from billows cross a passageway that  resembles human vocal cords, and ponder it’s potential use as the voice of the modern computer.

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