IF HOT-DESKING is the bane of your life then software that automatically logs you onto the nearest computer could help. All you need to do is laugh.
Computer scientists at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, wanted to make it easier for staff to log onto networked computers. So they came up with SoundHunters, a program that recognises someone’s voice or laughter and works out which computer is nearest to them. It could then be used to automatically log them onto the computer.
Microphones on each computer pick up a person’s voice. The software recognises them and calculates where they are,…
