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I want to repeat this in USB2 version and use it for reading books. What kind of moving sensor might be a good choice? I want something like a stylophone with t

I want to repeat this in USB2 version and use it for reading books. What kind of moving sensor might be a good choice? I want something like a stylophone with tongue-controlled five buttons (traditional joystick approach) plus tooth-controlled ctrl as a regular button. Buttons might be sensed like licking AG4 battery (the least 1.5V battery I ever seen) - but I do not understand an electronic design which is going to sense the tongue. 5 hours of active use with no ability to change the battery is a shit, let's be honest. It will be 4 hours after 100 full recharges, you know this process. Also Bluetooth HID devices will never be acceptable for shooters while non-Bluetooth tongue controller may be a pivot point in cyber-sport industry because of less lag between the brain and the HID.

cortensinger 4y ago
We have actually created a few USB/wired versions of our device, specifically with gaming latency concerns in mind! We made a version for our friend and Augmental champion, Rocky NoHands (https://twitter.com/RockyNoHands https://twitter.com/RockyNoHands), to complement his QuadStick gaming setup. In our test sessions together, there were no battery power issues as the wired prototype uses the USB for both communication and power. With that prototype, we had the added benefit of being able to debug simultaneously over Bluetooth without interfering with any USB data transmission. You can watch Rocky play Apex using this wired version as a Left Analog Input (movement commands) in a few clips in our promotional video. Hopefully one day in the future we will be able to offer a wired version of the MouthPad^ to our customers! Also, as we optimize our firmware to support improved power-saving techniques, we hope to see our current battery lifetimes increase from ~5.5 hours.
- eimrine 4y ago
  > Also, as we optimize our firmware to support improved power-saving techniques, we hope to see our current battery lifetimes increase from ~5.5 hours. Do you have a plans to use thermal energy or something based on movement? I would like to blow a whistle or to do something with sculls to rotate some generator.
  - cortensinger 4y ago
    I cant say that Im not interested in clever ways to draw power from the mouth, of which there are many cool options, but the reality is such that we wont really be able to address many of these features until we receive funding to support our growth so that we can dedicate an R&D team to tackle some of these tasks. Until then, our team count remains in the single digits.

cortensinger 4y ago

We have actually created a few USB/wired versions of our device, specifically with gaming latency concerns in mind! We made a version for our friend and Augmental champion, Rocky NoHands (https://twitter.com/RockyNoHands https://twitter.com/RockyNoHands), to complement his QuadStick gaming setup. In our test sessions together, there were no battery power issues as the wired prototype uses the USB for both communication and power. With that prototype, we had the added benefit of being able to debug simultaneously over Bluetooth without interfering with any USB data transmission. You can watch Rocky play Apex using this wired version as a Left Analog Input (movement commands) in a few clips in our promotional video. Hopefully one day in the future we will be able to offer a wired version of the MouthPad^ to our customers! Also, as we optimize our firmware to support improved power-saving techniques, we hope to see our current battery lifetimes increase from ~5.5 hours.

eimrine 4y ago
> Also, as we optimize our firmware to support improved power-saving techniques, we hope to see our current battery lifetimes increase from ~5.5 hours. Do you have a plans to use thermal energy or something based on movement? I would like to blow a whistle or to do something with sculls to rotate some generator.
- cortensinger 4y ago
  I cant say that Im not interested in clever ways to draw power from the mouth, of which there are many cool options, but the reality is such that we wont really be able to address many of these features until we receive funding to support our growth so that we can dedicate an R&D team to tackle some of these tasks. Until then, our team count remains in the single digits.