| YOUR SERVER DOWN? READ THE BUSYGAMER.COM ARCHIVES © 2007-2008 BusyGamer Inc | For more info email admin@busygamer.com | All rights reserved |
DUDE, PROFESSOR X, STEP ASIDE!
Brain-reading headset to sell for $299
Brain-reading headset to sell for $299
| FEBRUARY 21, 2008 |
| <<PREVIOUS DAY | NEXT DAY>> |
NEW YORK (AP) - Hands cramping up from too many video games?
How about controlling games with your thoughts instead? Later this year, Emotiv Systems
Inc. plans to start selling the $299 EPOC neuroheadset to let you do just that.
The headset's sensors are designed to detect conscious thoughts and expressions as well
as "non-conscious emotions" by reading electrical signals around the brain, says the
company, which demonstrated the wireless gadget at the Game Developers Conference in
San Francisco.
The company, which unveiled a prototype last year, says the headset can detect emotions
such as anger, excitement and tension, as well as facial expressions and cognitive actions
like pushing and pulling objects.
The headset will be sold with a game developed by Emotiv, but it can also be made to work
with existing PC games, the company said. Users will also be able to access an online
portal to play more games, chat or upload their own content such as music or photos.
Emotiv plans to work with IBM Corp. to explore applications beyond video gaming. The "brain
computer interface" technology could transform not only gaming, but how humans and
computers interact, said Paul Ledak, vice president of IBM's Digital Convergence business.
How about controlling games with your thoughts instead? Later this year, Emotiv Systems
Inc. plans to start selling the $299 EPOC neuroheadset to let you do just that.
The headset's sensors are designed to detect conscious thoughts and expressions as well
as "non-conscious emotions" by reading electrical signals around the brain, says the
company, which demonstrated the wireless gadget at the Game Developers Conference in
San Francisco.
The company, which unveiled a prototype last year, says the headset can detect emotions
such as anger, excitement and tension, as well as facial expressions and cognitive actions
like pushing and pulling objects.
The headset will be sold with a game developed by Emotiv, but it can also be made to work
with existing PC games, the company said. Users will also be able to access an online
portal to play more games, chat or upload their own content such as music or photos.
Emotiv plans to work with IBM Corp. to explore applications beyond video gaming. The "brain
computer interface" technology could transform not only gaming, but how humans and
computers interact, said Paul Ledak, vice president of IBM's Digital Convergence business.
