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A Milestone For Mind-Control
Techtree News Staff, Feb 22, 2008 2050 hrs ISTWhat was a concept just a while ago is now a working prototype -- a device that reads your mind to control digital objects
Telepathy doesn't exist, but there are companies working towards developing technologies that could translate what you're thinking into digital data.
Emotiv Systems had introduced one such device called the EPOC headset; it made waves at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco last year. The company is out with the latest prototype of the headset, which allows users to control their avatar in games using nothing just their mind.
The neuro-headset has several sensors that can pick up on the wearer's thoughts and expressions; this has the potential to make gameplay a lot more interesting. The headset is said to be able to detect more than 30 different human emotions, which can be used to move things around in a game.
There are other companies -- like NeuroSky -- exploring similar territory. NeuroSky is known in the market as an innovator in cost-effective and wearable bio-sensor and signal processing systems. They have also been working on a similar "mind-reading" headgear prototype.
The EPOC headset is likely to hit US shelves by the end of this year; it is expected to be priced at $299.
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