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Ever tried to answer a smart phone with your hands full? Try your foot instead. Kick Soul is an insole that you can slip inside shoes to control digital devices with a flick of your foot.
你是否尝试过当双手都被占满的时候接电话呢？改用你的脚试试。Kick Soul是一款鞋垫，你可以轻踏你的脚来滑动鞋垫，从而控制电子设备。
Xavier Benavides and his team at the MIT Media Lab sewed a gyroscope and accelerometer between two layers of spongy insole. The system’s algorithm analyses the foot’s motion and transmits the information via Bluetooth to your phone.
在麻省理工媒体实验室，Xavier Benavides和他的团队在两层海绵鞋垫间缝入了一个陀螺仪和加速计。系统算法会分析脚的动作并通过蓝牙发送至你的手机。
It recognizes two foot movements: pushing an imaginary object away with your foot, and pulling one closer to you. With just two foot motions, you can scroll, zoom in and out on a map, accept or reject a phone call, save a file or delete it. The idea is that the smart phone’s Bluetooth detects which compatible smart devices are nearby and works out which ones the user wants to operate. The algorithm can differentiate between fidgeting or walking and intentional movements.
它可以识别两种脚部动作：用你的脚将一个想象的物体推开以及拉近。有了这两个动作，你可以翻页，放大和缩小地图，接听或拒绝电话，保存或删除一个文件。智能手机的蓝牙可以探测出哪个并存的智能设备在附近并计算出哪个是使用者想要运行的。算法可以区别出坐立不安或正常行走与有意识的动作。
Ten people tested the insoles and said they were comfortable and unobtrusive. The idea was presented at a user interface conference in North Carolina earlier this month. Benavides thinks the system is perfect for answering calls or turning on lights when laden with groceries, for example. “It’s very useful because our feet are almost always free,” he says.
10个人测试了这款鞋垫，认为很舒服很隐蔽。这个想法本月初在北卡罗莱纳州的用户接口会议上展示了。Benavides认为系统很完美，比如对于正在干杂物的女性如果想要接电话或开灯。“它非常有用因为我们的脚大多数情况下都在空闲着。”他说。
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