Speech balloons in comic books show very well how the characters speak. If we could instantly visualize how people speak, wouldn’t it be nice for the hearing-impaired? It means they can SEE our voices.
![speeches Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/speech1.jpg)
Stressed words are rendered larger than those spoken less loudly.
![speeches Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/speech2.jpg)
Arrows of the balloons show from where it’s spoken (of course).
![speeches Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/speech3.jpg)
A scream is shown in a balloon with jags.
![speeches Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/speech4.jpg)
Imitation sounds are also rendered, but with other colors than spoken words.
![speeches Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/speech5.jpg)
When spoken to from out of the screen, it shows the words with the direction the voice is from.
![future_search8-2 Speech balloons for hearing-impaired](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/future_search8-2.jpg)
A pair of glasses with the same functions could replace the device if we could figure out a good way not to block visual information.
Also visit the other series of this gadget.
![](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/future_search1_petitinvention.jpg?w=96)
Part1:”Future of Internet Search: Mobile version”
![](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/other_purposes-1.jpg?w=96)
Part2:”Future of Mobile Internet Search: Applications”
![future search mobile #3-2](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/future_search3-2_petitinvention.jpg?w=96)
Part3:”Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass”
![future mobile search for diet](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/future_search4-1_petitinvention.jpg?w=96)
Part4:”Future of Mobile Search for Diet”
![future mobile search](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/future-search5-2.jpg?w=96)
Part5:”Future of Mobile Search- Search Beyond Time”
![future of mobile search6](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/future_search6-2.jpg?w=96)
Part6:”Future of Mobile Search- Power of Visualization”
![future mobile search](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/future_search7-2.jpg?w=96)
Part7:”Future of Mobile Search: Virtual Shopping #1″
![iPhone with Looking Glass](http://petitinvention.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/next-gen-iphone2.jpg?w=96)
See also the iPhone version of this concept.
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