voice identification device theme
A device which can identify a speaker merely from a recording of their voice and to some extent understand what is being said. This was sci-fi in the 60s. This was pure sci-fi in the 60s but is by-and-by becoming more of a reality.
Examples
Gary Seven's computer in tos2x26 "Assignment: Earth" recognized its owner's voice.
5 total · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: The Fly (1986) | minor | Seth Brundle used a computer that accepted voice commands. |
| shortstory: Sub-Satellite (1928) | minor | A photograph of the vibrations of Dr. Jarvis' voice was used to identify him as having sent an audio transmission from the Moon. |
| tos1x12 | minor | Anton's voice matched that of Kodos |
| tos1x23 | minor | Kirk's message a fake |
| tos2x26 | minor | Gary's computer |