Stress is no sweat either. A portable
communication aid could recognise certain
phrases and tones and let you know when you
are about to lose your temper. The software
would also suggest ways of keeping your cool.
Computer therapists are a little way off yet,
but the projects are ready to be prototyped
and trialled. Researchers are still struggling,
however, with making the technology cheap
and simple enough for the domestic user. That
is going to be the difficult part.