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2 0 0 3   MyoPhone demonstrates an intimate interface using a peripheral display and EMG sensor to facilitate unobtrusive, simultaneous coexistence in physical and virtual realities. By using subtle muscle contractions, MyoPhone can answer and respond to a call without disrupting activities in your physical environment. Incoming calls flash discreetly in one's peripheral vision and caller identities are displayed, equally discreetly, on the lens of a pair of glasses.

The concepts behind MyoPhone can extend to other mobile applications. The EMG switch can be used as a generic hands-free controller. Similarly, the eyeglass display (both peripheral and central) can be used to provide information of different kinds without the user's eyes needing to turn to a specific point (eyes-free display).