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Twirl SUVs as easily as flicking a fly and never be bullied again. But first you’ll need to hone your mad brainwave skillz via Emotiv System’s EPOC neuroheadset. As previously covered by Crecente, Emotiv Systems has been developing a hands-free brain controller. And now… they’re looking for beta testers!
Be the first in your block to terrorize via brainwaves – impress the ladies – save mankind!
A few things to know in advance:
1) you’ll have to be 18 or older 2) beta sessions are on-site at Emotiv offices in San Francisco during March & April, 2008 3) you’ll have to supply your head size (I might be old-fashioned but feel that there’s some things that should just stay between a man and his barber)
Check it out!
newVideoPlayer("epoc2001_gawker.flv", 463, 387,"kotakuwatermark.png"); We were a little skeptical meeting with Emotiv, makers of the Epoc PC peripheral that reads brain waves instead of button presses. But after watching their demonstrator lifting boulders with his mind…or more aptly put, attempting to lift boulders with his mind, all skepticism was put to rest.
Mind-controlled video games comes to the masses this Christmas for $US 300 a pop. Emotiv’s Epoc “high-fidelity nero system” will begin shipping later this year with a Bluetooth dongle for synching with a computer and come packed with a PC game that will allow gamers to levitate virtual rocks, pull digital trees and scare of in-game spirits, all with their minds.
“At Emotiv our vision for the future is that controls won’t be limited to conscious controls,” said Tan Le, co-founder of the company behind the mind-reading device. “This will allow machines to understand your emotions and expressions.”
The wireless device slips onto a gamers head, its 14 or so slender metal branches sliding through hair to rest against the scalp. The metal arms, which are coated with a proprietary material, detect the electrical current conducted by the brain and transmits the data to an in-board chip that deciphers the information and translates it into data that can be used by the program to control games.
The device, which will come in black or white, will sell for $US 300 through Emotiv retailers and “select” retailers. Up to four devices can be synced on a single computer, Le said.
