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March 10th, 2010, 16:40
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If you've seen G-Tec's thought control cap being used to control a Second Life avatar, play a game of Pong (http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/g-tecs-thought-control-hat/), or make music (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/thought-controlled-orchestra-makes-its-debut-in-prague/) in an orchestral setting, you probably wondered when the thing would become available for less frivolous pursuits (to help the disabled communicate, for starters). Well, it looks like that day is close at hand: With the brand name Intendix, the €9000 (about $12,250) brain-computer interface gives you everything you need to send text messages with brain activity alone via EEG cap. According to the company, most people achieve five to ten characters per minute the first time they use the thing, with some folks eventually typing as fast as 1 character per second. In addition to to text messages, the system can also be used to trigger an alarm, send email, or send commands to external devices. There's no word on a shipping date yet, but we did thoughtfully provide that Second Life demo for you after the break.
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If you've seen G-Tec's thought control cap being used to control a Second Life avatar, play a game of Pong (http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/16/g-tecs-thought-control-hat/), or make music (http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/thought-controlled-orchestra-makes-its-debut-in-prague/) in an orchestral setting, you probably wondered when the thing would become available for less frivolous pursuits (to help the disabled communicate, for starters). Well, it looks like that day is close at hand: With the brand name Intendix, the €9000 (about $12,250) brain-computer interface gives you everything you need to send text messages with brain activity alone via EEG cap. According to the company, most people achieve five to ten characters per minute the first time they use the thing, with some folks eventually typing as fast as 1 character per second. In addition to to text messages, the system can also be used to trigger an alarm, send email, or send commands to external devices. There's no word on a shipping date yet, but we did thoughtfully provide that Second Life demo for you after the break.
Continue reading G-Tec Intendix brain-computer interface ready for consumers (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/g-tec-intendix-brain-computer-interface-ready-for-consumers-vid/)
G-Tec Intendix brain-computer interface ready for consumers (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/g-tec-intendix-brain-computer-interface-ready-for-consumers-vid/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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