Automatic speech recognition (ASR)
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system captures your speech and can distinguish your words and word groupings to form sentences.
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Biometrics
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is the use of physical characteristics, such as your fingerprint, the blood vessels in the retina of your eye, or perhaps the sound of your voice, to provide identification.
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CAVE (cave automatic virtual environment)
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is a special 3-D virtual reality room that can display images of other people and objects located in other CAVEs all over the world.
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E-cash (or electronic cash or digital cash)
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is exactly what its name implies - an electronic representation of cash.
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Feature analysis
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captures your words as you speak, converting the digital signals of your speech into phonemes.
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Glove
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is an input device that captures the shape and movements of your hand and fingers.
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Headset
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is a combined input and output device that (1) captures the movement of your head from side to side and up and down and (2) includes a special screen that covers your entire field of vision.
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Holographic device
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creates, captures, and/or displays images in true 3-dimensional form.
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Intelligent home appliance
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contains embedded computer technology that controls numerous functions and is capable of making some decisions.
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Language processing
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attempts to make sense of what you're saying by comparing the possible word phonemes to rules in a language model database.
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Pattern classification
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attempts to recognize your spoken phonemes by locating a matching phoneme (or phoneme sequence) among words stored in an acoustic model database.
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Push technology
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is an environment in which businesses and organizations come to you with information, services, and product offerings based on your profile.
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Three-dimensional (3-D) technology
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presents information to you in such a way that you have the illusion that the object you're viewing is actually in the room with you.
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Virtual reality
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is a three-dimensional computer simulation in which you actively and physically participate.
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Walker
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captures the movement of your feet and body as you walk or turn in different directions.
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