A Touchpad for Your Mouth
Most computer users never think twice about how they move a cursor across the screen. A mouse, touchpad, or touchscreen gets the job done. For people with limited hand mobility, however, those everyday input devices may not be an option. A company called Augmental believes the solution to this problem could be sitting somewhere entirely unexpected: the roof of your mouth.
After a lengthy early access program, Augmental has now released its device, called MouthPad, to give people a new way to interact with computers. MouthPad is custom-made for each wearer and fits over the upper teeth like a dental retainer. A pressure-sensitive surface positioned against the palate detects tongue movements, while built-in motion sensors track head movements to control cursor positioning, clicking, scrolling, dragging, and other gestures across macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android devices.
MouthPad was designed to pair with the VOX pendant (📷: Augmental)
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