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	Phil's Blogservations Monday, January 26, 2004 Posted by philgomes 4:10 PM Empathic PCs? "I'm Sorry, User philgomes. Your Heartrate Is Too High To Be Sending Email" I'm actually not sure that I want my PC to know how I'm feeling. I'm even less sure that I want it relaying that information to others. From Gizmodo: Aided by tiny sensors and transmitters called a PAL (Personal Assistance Link) your machine (with your permission) will become an anthroscope ? an investigator of your up-to-the-moment vital signs, says Sandia project manager Peter Merkle. It will monitor your perspiration and heartbeat, read your facial expressions and head motions, analyze your voice tones, and correlate these to keep you informed with a running account of how you are feeling ? something you may be ignoring ? instead of waiting passively for your factual questions. It also will transmit this information to others in your group so that everyone can work together more effectively. Controlling one's emotions in a professional setting is one of the most important skills that we learn. Again, not sure if it's something I'd want to share with my colleagues in most cases, at least at the biofeedback/biometric level. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.