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Is NeuroSky for Real?
By john | February 1, 2006
While reading some blogs last week, I came across some coverage of the Entrepreneur27 technology symposium. At this event, a company called NeuroSky was a presenter, and reading about them piqued my interest. From their website:
NeuroSky, a fabless semiconductor/module company, has developed a non-invasive neural sensor and signal processing technology that converts brainwaves and eye movements into useful electronic signals to communicate with a wide range of electronic devices, consoles, and computers.
Basically, the company claims it has a device that allows the user to control machines with thought. Obviously any such device, particularly one that can be used non-invasively, would have enormous economic potential in many areas. This is a perfect example of a cyberbonic device, one that provides an additional communication layer and interface between humans and machines. Another nice article describing the company’s technology can be found here.
With all that being said, I wasn’t able to find any real information about the technology, when something like this would be available, or any demos of it in action. This leads me to ask the question: is this real, or is it vaporware? This is definitely a technology worth tracking, and I’ll post more information here as I investigate.
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