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One of the oldest ways to record your private thoughts is to write them in a diary. But the trouble is, other people always want to read them, whether you want them to or not! |
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In the studio, Fearne was having a little difficulty getting into Kate's diary because it was locked. Not with a key - with a password! |
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When Kate says her password - "Eureka" - the diary unlocks. |
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But when Fearne says exactly the same word, access is denied and the diary stays secure. |
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That's because of a new technology called voice recognition, one which could soon be seeing off nosey parkers for good. All voices contain a unique set of high and low pitches. |
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When the spoken password is stored, a snapshot is taken of the unique high and low pitches within the voice that's been recorded. Here you can see Kate's voice, with all its unique high and low pitches. |
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When someone tries to access the diary, they say the password and a voice snapshot is taken. The pitches of the stored password and the one spoken by the would-be reader are compared. If they don't match, the journal stays closed. If it opens, no problem. |
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Pretty good, eh? Tragically, at the end of this High Tech Eureka, Kate forgot to re-activate the voice recognition on her diary, leaving Fearne plenty of time to have a good nosey! |
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