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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 03 > Navigating by ear and other tech tricks to be on display

Navigating by ear and other tech tricks to be on display

New Orleans conference has everything from the practical to the ‘completely wacky’

By Janet McConnaughey / The Bulletin
August 3, 2009

NEW ORLEANS " If you pull on my ear, will I follow you anywhere?

Yes, say researchers at University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo. And along complex paths. Even when directed from a distance. Their ear-tugging navigator looks like a bug-shaped hat and may be the oddest gizmo among....

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