JabberMask
{{Short description|Wearable computer face mask}}
JabberMask is an under-development wearable computer face mask that uses LED lights to allow its wearer to smile in a manner, despite wearing a mask. The mask was developed by game developer Tyler Glaiel. An early unnamed prototype version of the mask gained considerable attention online when revealed on Glaiel's personal Twitter account,{{cite news |title=Wie geil: Corona-Maske mit LED-Lichtern |url=https://www.bayern3.de/corona-maske-mit-led-diy-basteln-projekt-tyler-glaiel |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=BAYERN 3 |language=de-DE}}{{cite web |last1=Pellot |first1=Emerald |title=Programmer creates voice-activated LED protective face mask |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2020-06-03-programmer-creates-voice-activated-led-protective-face-mask-24510075.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADteDMkKvXL_O3KNboq6kGOjhLvvyeS49qDJs5LJCN8-NlEPUravDgnvLAtrEOK6ei4S0g1wPOEqKUiOc_--_f_06NZ8R6bscw6POVXIYh8YM4QTvKapAr-AEx81vf1n2qTmWRWEoRPIrXbqyEinSzSXB0ZUTnSJstN8zBHV8Po6 |website=www.yahoo.com|date=3 June 2020 }}{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Jeremy |title=Voice-Activated LED Matrix Mask Responds to Speech and Lets You Smile |url=https://www.hackster.io/news/voice-activated-led-matrix-mask-responds-to-speech-and-lets-you-smile-833b803583bf |website=Hackster.io |language=en}}{{cite news |title=This voice-activated LED mask simulates facial expressions for talking, smiling |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.5606190/this-voice-activated-led-mask-simulates-facial-expressions-for-talking-smiling-1.5606194 |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=CBC Radio}} and even WHO ended up listing it as a "COVID-19 innovation" on their website.{{cite web |title=Voice-activated LED protective face mask • WHO {{!}} Regional Office for Africa |url=https://innov.afro.who.int/emerging-technological-innovations/voice-activated-led-protective-face-mask-2140 |website=innov.afro.who.int}} Though he initially said he had no plans to sell it and recommended people making their own, the positive press led him to eventually take the project to Kickstarter where he was able to crowdfund over $70,000 to mass-produce it.{{cite news |title=LEDで気持ちを伝えるマスク「JabberMask」 |url=https://travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1279246.html |work=トラベル Watch |date=26 September 2020 |language=ja}}{{cite web |title=あなたが喋ればマスクも喋る ゲームプログラマーが開発したLEDで表情を伝えるマスク「JabberMask」 [インターネットコム] |url=https://internetcom.jp/206485/jabbermask-mask-that-smiles |website=インターネットコム [ライフナビメディア] |language=ja}}{{cite web |title=LEDマトリクスで口の動きを表現するマスク「JabberMask」--笑顔などで表情豊かに |url=https://japan.cnet.com/article/35160046/ |website=CNET Japan |access-date=25 July 2021 |language=ja |date=25 September 2020}}{{cite news |title=Click, Tech Fast, Tech Furious, Light-up face mask responds to your voice |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08g6hjk |access-date=25 July 2021 |work=BBC |agency=BBC World News}} The mask is powered by an Arduino computer.{{cite web |title=This Arduino-powered LED matrix mask responds to your voice |url=https://blog.arduino.cc/2020/06/02/this-arduino-powered-led-matrix-mask-responds-to-your-voice/ |website=Arduino Blog |language=en |date=2 June 2020}}