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Article: The fib buster; Mike Pattenden tries the latest executive toy - a lie detector.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 30, 2003
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Byline: MIKE PATTENDEN
The Handy Truster is the size of a deck of cards and is the world's first handheld lie detector. Unlike normal lie detectors, Truster does not need to make physical contact with the suspected liar - it works by sound alone. This makes it perfect for use with phones. The other person cannot see the Truster, so they will be unaware that the gadget is flashing 'Lies!
Lies!' when they tell you the cheque is in the post.
The Truster works by measuring the tiny changes in people's voices when the blood flow to their vocal cords is affected by stress. Even habitual fibbers cannot suppress a slight tremor as they lie, but the ...