Brain-Control Gaming Headset Launching Dec. 21

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday December 2, 2009 @10:20PM from the oh-hey-it's-real dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Controlling computers with our minds may sound like science fiction, but one Australian company claims to be able to let you do just that. The Emotiv device has been garnering attention at trade shows and conferences for several years, and now the company says it is set to launch the Emotiv EPOC headset on December 21. PC Authority spoke to co-founder Nam Do about the Emotiv technology and its potential as a mainstream gaming interface." One wonders what kind of adoption they expect with a $299 price tag.

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Re:Conductant? by Voulnet · 2009-12-02 22:43 · Score: 5, Interesting

You don't need conductive gel at all. My graduation project was using EEG to allow disabled people to control a PC, and we did not use conductive gel, at all. Conductivity was very good.
Re:Obligatory by declain · 2009-12-02 22:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Of course. Since it's gaming device, Linux enthusiast are their main market.
Misleading by Jeffrey_Walsh+VA · 2009-12-03 00:46 · Score: 5, Insightful

Should be brain-controlled