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Nass contends that demand could be even broader, citing blind dates and most work-related conversations as other applications.
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Sociologist Clifford Nass of Stanford University has found that people who stare at a device take a while to refocus.
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In a statement, Nass Corporation said it agreed to withdraw the court cases against the "run-away" Indian workers as a "goodwill gesture".
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It is similar to vocal cosmetics, but Nass notes that his technology is designed to make voices sound more pleasing to a specific listener, not more pleasant in general.
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About 100 Indian workers stranded in Bahrain for six years will be able to return home after an agreement between the Indian embassy and the Nass Corporation construction firm.
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"The Indian embassy in Bahrain and Nass Contracting, Bahrain, had an agreement last week by which the 100 Indian workers will be able to return home, " foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told the BBC.
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It is the site of the dryly entitled but fascinating Laboratory for Communication Between Humans and Interactive Media, which is the domain of a genial, enthusiastic professor called Clifford Nass who studies how people and machines get on, particularly when the machines talk to the people.
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While such a step may seem intrusive and unnecessary, Nass, who specializes in the social psychology of technology and explores similar themes in a new book, The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: How Computers Can Teach Us About Human Relationships, says the potential benefits are vast.
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