Antonio Pasolini Starling counts the number of words a child is exposed to

The Starling device counts the number of words a child speaks or hears

Image Gallery （2 images）

The more words a toddler is exposed to， the better are the chances he or she will have have social， emotional and intellectual success （in other words， a higher IQ）。 This process should start before the child can even talk back， according to research carried out over the last 30 years by human intelligence experts. These findings have inspired a Palo-Alto （CA） company called Versame to develop a new gadget to help parents maximize their little one‘s lexical exposure.

Starling is the name of the design， which was conceived as a clip-on word-tracking unit with a level of cuteness appropriate for its expected market of children up to 4 years of age， and works in any language. It’s attached to clothing， and a set of attachment options adds flexibility to how it‘s worn. When it is removed， it can be placed back on its charging dock （its creators say that the battery should be good for about 5 days before needing a recharge）。

Parents set a word-count goal and a green/red light will let them know whether the youngster has uttered or heard the target number of words or not. Parents can press the Starling button any time to check on progress. For the sake of privacy， the unit does not record spoken words， only counts them.

A proprietary companion app （currently iOS only） allows parents to connect with the waterproof Starling device over Bluetooth LE， and analyse a child’s word exposure levels. Versame says that 10 minutes worth of conversation every day day can make a positive difference to a child‘s development， but for those rare occasions when parents simply can’t think of anything to say， the app can suggest age-appropriate lexical activities.

The team is currently fundraising on Indiegogo and reached its US$30，000 funding goal in only 15 hours. At the time of writing， early bird pledges of $129 are still showing as available for a single Startling device， a base charge and cables， three attachment accessories and the free companion app. If it all goes according to plan， shipping is estimated to start in April 2016.

自動(dòng)翻譯僅供參考

用于計(jì)算詞匯量的Starling 安東尼奧 計(jì)數(shù)的話，孩子的數(shù)量是暴露

八哥裝置計(jì)數(shù)的一個(gè)孩子說(shuō)話或聽(tīng)到《 / P 》圖片的單詞數(shù)（2幅）

一個(gè)蹣跚學(xué)步的孩子接觸到的單詞越多，他或她在社交、情感和智力方面的成功機(jī)會(huì)就越大（換句話說(shuō)，智商越高）。這個(gè)過(guò)程應(yīng)該在孩子們甚至可以回嘴之前開(kāi)始，根據(jù)過(guò)去30年的研究。由人類(lèi)情報(bào)專家。這些發(fā)現(xiàn)啟發(fā)了帕洛阿爾托（CA）的一家名為VelIE的公司開(kāi)發(fā)一種新的小配件，幫助父母最大限度地利用他們的小詞匯。

八哥是名稱的設(shè)計(jì)，這是一個(gè)夾字跟蹤單元的預(yù)期市場(chǎng)的兒童達(dá)4歲一級(jí)可愛(ài)合適，工作在任何語(yǔ)言。這是連接到衣服，和一套附件選項(xiàng)增加了靈活性，它的磨損。當(dāng)它被刪除，它可以放在它的充電碼頭（它的創(chuàng)造者說(shuō)，電池應(yīng)該是好的約5天之前，需要充電），《 /對(duì)父母設(shè)定一個(gè)字計(jì)數(shù)的目標(biāo)和一個(gè)綠色/紅色的光會(huì)讓他們知道是否該少年已經(jīng)說(shuō)出或聽(tīng)到目標(biāo)數(shù)量的話或不。父母可以按啟動(dòng)按鈕隨時(shí)檢查進(jìn)展。因?yàn)殡[私的原因，該單位不記錄的話，只算他們。

專有的配套應(yīng)用（目前只有iOS）允許父母與藍(lán)牙LE防水八哥裝置連接，并分析孩子的話暴露水平。versame說(shuō)10分鐘的談話中的每一天都對(duì)孩子的發(fā)展產(chǎn)生積極的影響，但對(duì)于那些罕見(jiàn)的情況下，當(dāng)父母簡(jiǎn)直不知道說(shuō)什么，該程序可以建議年齡適當(dāng)?shù)脑~匯活動(dòng)。

球隊(duì)目前在Indiegogo籌款達(dá)到30000美元的籌資目標(biāo)僅需15小時(shí)。在寫(xiě)作的時(shí)候，129美元的早期鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)的承諾仍然顯示為一個(gè)單一的驚人的設(shè)備，一個(gè)基地充電和電纜，三個(gè)附件配件和免費(fèi)的配套應(yīng)用程序。如果一切按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行，船舶預(yù)計(jì)于2016四月展開(kāi)。