Who'll win at Wimbledon? Just listen to the pitch of the grunts
Never mind counting aces and killer shots. If you want to predict the outcome of a tennis match, pay attention to the players' grunts.
Never mind counting aces and killer shots. If you want to predict the outcome of a tennis match, pay attention to the players' grunts.
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Jul 5, 2017
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Microphones, from those in smartphones to hearing aids, are built specifically to hear the human voice—humans can't hear at levels higher than 20 kHz, and microphones max out at around 24 kHz, meaning that microphones only ...
Engineering
Jun 23, 2017
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"Fraidy cat" isn't the way most people think of mountain lions, but when it comes to encounters with humans, perhaps they should.
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2017
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While convenient, Siri, WeChat and other voice-based smartphone apps can expose you to a growing security threat: voice hacking.
Security
Jun 5, 2017
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Smartphones can do almost everything you want, but their poor voice quality is still a vexing issue. Fraunhofer researchers have helped develop a new codec to banish this problem. Their solution raises voice quality to an ...
Software
May 30, 2017
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Amazon is offering a thinner and lighter version of its cheapest, 7-inch tablet, while shaving $10 off the price of an 8-inch model.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 17, 2017
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Register shifts in professional singers may correspond to altered vocal fold vibration patterns which are audible to experts, according to a study published May 3, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Matthias Echternach ...
Other
May 3, 2017
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Google's voice-activated assistant can now recognize who's talking to it on Google's Home speaker.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 20, 2017
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Iran's judiciary has blocked newly introduced voice calls on Telegram, the most popular messaging app in the country, state media reported on Wednesday.
Internet
Apr 19, 2017
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A top US regulator moved Monday to roll back efforts to allow cellphone use in aircraft, reversing course on relaxing a long-standing ban on in-flight calls.
Security
Apr 10, 2017
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