Borglicious!

[pasithea]

http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2007/03/11/buy-your-portable-brain-computer-interface-here/ Yay! unintrusive brain-to-computer interface. That'd be better than voice command! ^_^

Hmm. Maybe I just need to build my own cyborg rig... And learn to use a chorded keyboard.

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[yetanotherbob.livejournal.com]

Anyone else thinking, 'Yanno, qdot could probably do some interesting things with that...'?

Me? I want one that doesn't look like an old lady's hat. The Epoc one linked to is somewhat better, but really, why can't there simply be something that's an insert into a baseball cap?

[sci.livejournal.com]

The Epoc looks like it's far more for off-the-shelf gaming, etc, whereas this one's more of a development/cheap research tool.
Though it's not said, the Epoc also appears to be low-contact, and this interface much like the current ones. Which would mean the use of conductive gel to the scalp to get readings. Again, not so handy for home use.
The Epoc seems to have a different pick-up method to usual, but I'd imagine most of it's in the software that interprets the brainwaves. Hope they open-source the software. I don't appreciate the idea of hidden bits in the software keeping records of my responses to adverts in games, say.

[yetanotherbob.livejournal.com]

Agreed. Although investigating about, it looks like it's not as bad as gel versions. Googling about found me that besides the gel applications, there's also ones using gold cups somehow. (Not fully certain. Most of my googling was more of, 'Yes, but how much is it?').

I hope they make some way to communicate to the hardware directly as well, but I doubt it. g.MOBIlab does have an area where you can inquire (But not download) the API (binary, not source), and it's all windows-based. Given how sensitive these things have to be, and how much noise things like static electricity from moving clothes has to be filtered out, then FFTs applied, yadda yadda yadda, the code probably has more patents and license restrictions than Windows Vista dry-humping a fairplay-encoded iTunes song while a squirted Zune watches.

The Epoc one does have some vague details, but again, it's all a 'It works by magic until we have the patents secured.' What's interesting is that they specifically say emotion, not thought. It might even be likely that they cheat and try to detect some facial muscle firings as well. Either way, it's most likely that any open-sourcing is going to have to be external reverse engineering.

My wager? Somehow, it's made inexpensive by a mass-market toy which happens to have an accessable API or uses a well-documented protocol. See Wii remote and MacBook for a motion sensor analog. It keeps the hardware makers happy and well-patented, while the users can use open software. And the hot side hot and the cold side cold.

[qdot.livejournal.com]

Emotiv demoed last week, it was kinda neat, if a little gimmicky.

[shizouka.livejournal.com]

I can just see Doom 3 where monsters randomly jump out and scare you when your bio signs get too relaxed.