Hey, I Need One of These

Submitted by Blas Manuel on 10 December, 2006 - 11:00pm.
el Kaliouby envisions a “Bore-O-Meter” that might, say, cause your cellphone to vibrate when software senses that your conversation partner’s eyes are glazing over, while a “Monologue Detector” would monitor your turn-taking patterns and discreetly suggest you let someone else get a word in edgewise.