ASMR technology

Want to have an ASMR whisper session with Apple’s virtual assistant Siri? Coming soon.

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ASMR Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response UniversityA December 14, 2017 application from Apple to the US patent Office shows Apple’s interest  to patent, “a digital assistant that is capable of detecting a whispered speech input and providing a whispered speech response.”

Why would you want Siri to whisper to you?

One benefit could be to have a digital whisper bot in your pocket for ASMR sessions.  Siri would not be the first virtual ASMR artist though, Amazon’s Alexa can already whisper (see link at bottom).

I don’t think ASMR sessions are Apple’s intent.  Their proposed benefit is more about privacy and courtesy.

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Viewers of ASMR videos may someday be able to feel the touch of the ASMR artist

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ASMR Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response2020 update: another report of a virtual-touch haptic device that could someday enhance ASMR videos (Summary; Research Article).

Initial 2017 post: Video ASMR artists can directly stimulate ASMR in viewers with gentle sounds, soft voices, and comforting visuals.

But they have been unable to directly stimulate the sensation of touch through a video.  And touch may be the strongest trigger of ASMR.

Could there be a way to feel the touch of someone who is in another room or even in another country?

Yes.

Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada have designed gloves called Flex-N-Feel to be worn by individuals at separate locations.  When one person Flexes their fingers in the gloves, the other person Feels the touch via vibrotactile sensations on their skin.

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