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BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish ·
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Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

www.tomshardware.com

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Motion sensors in high-performance mice can be used as a microphone to spy on users, thanks to AI — Mic-E-Mouse technique harnesses mouse sensors, converts acoustic vibrations into speech

www.tomshardware.com

BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish ·
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This mouse has ears.

This mouse has ears.

Full paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.13581

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    That requires a mouse with an 8kHz polling rate. With a 1kHz polling rate, this trick will be limited to sounds under 500Hz.

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      Cool, cool. So what hertz range would you say a woman moaning or a particularly loud fart fall around ? Just out of curiosity…

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        Human speech is between about 130-300Hz, so even with a lower poling rate it can pick it up. And assuming she sound like a mosquito, it’ll pick things up.

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          I doubt it, 300Hz is very low. The lowest fidelity frequently band used in telephony is comprised between 300Hz and 3400Hz, specifically excluding everything below 300Hz (voice frequently)

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            The human voice typically ranges from 85 Hz to 255 Hz for adults, with males often around 85 to 155 Hz and females between 165 to 255 Hz.

            https://www.ico-optics.org/what-hz-is-human-voice/

            https://www.voicescience.org/2025/05/lexicon/average-speaking-frequencies/

            http://www.1st-acoustics.com/knowledge/frequency-range-for-human-voice.html

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              In these sources they are talking about the fundamental frequency of human Speech F0. Which is one important indicator but I don’t think this band is sufficient for comprehension. Record yourself, apply a low-pass filter with cut frequently at 300Hz and check for yourself if this is enough to understand. It might be enough to make out some words, but I doubt it’s enough to hear clearly.

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                Maybe machine learning can infer the missing wave information (like Fourier transforming partial waveforms??

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      Huh you know from a music perspective I know we can get a lot higher than 500hz but most speech is apparently around 1-300hz.

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      I only speak in infrasound…

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      Well now I kind of want to mic up a kick drum with my gaming mouse for fun lol

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        I wonder if it would sound better taped on, in the drum itself, or on the floor in front. Seems like there would be minimal bleed too haha, might be a cool lo-fi thing

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      And probably only works when configured to use the the highest DPI settings.

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