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MIND CONTROL GAMES AT HIGH TECH FAIR

 

 No need to use your fingers.  Headsets that measure your brainwaves allow them to interact with apps installed in computers 

 

US chip company NeuroSky promoted its new product MindWave Mobile, brain-computer interface which allows headset-wearing users to interact with apps in computers and other devices without lifting a finger.  
 

Wearing a MindWave headset, a member of staff demonstrated how to pilot a toy helicopter using just his thoughts.  Chips inside the headset measure brainwave signals and transfer data via Bluetooth to wirelessly communicate with users' computers or mobile devices.

More than 1,700 exhibitors are displaying their latest products at 5,000 booths in Computex Taipei, the largest IT fair in Asia, drawing an estimated 130,000 visitors, including 36,000 visitors from abroad, the organisers said

Read more:  http://phys.org/news/2013-06-mind-controlled-games-asia-biggest-fair.html

 

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April 2013:  Mind control devices reveal future possibilities - including a mind-controlled helicopter

http://phys.org/news/2013-04-mind-controlled-devices-reveal-future-possibilities.html

 

April 2013:  The Tablet you can control with your mind - http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/04/technology-news-tablet-you-can-control.html

August 2012: Gadgets already using mind control

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/brain-control-the-user-interface-of-the-future/