19 weird — but real — gadgets – MSNBC

“So you think you’re a gadget junkie? Sure, you know all about iPhones, Androids, and the most important laptop designs in history. But what do you know about weird tech?…”

msnbc.msn.com/id/35767635/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets…

Mar.
17th,
2010

GDC 2010: Award-Winning Video Games And a Brainwave Controller – PC World

“At the 2010 Game Developer Conference, we looked at Monaco by Pocketwatch Games, which was the grand-prize winner, as well as Electronic Arts’ Shank. We also demoed NeuroSky’s MindSet controller that uses brain activity to interact with games.”

http://www.pcworld.com/article/191463/gdc_2010…

Mar.
17th,
2010

May the Force Be With You: Move It With Your Mind – The Huffington Post

A few days ago, I was introduced to Neurosky’s brain-computer interface technology. In essence, Neurosky’s unit senses brain activity noting general levels of attention and meditation. The unit then translates this activity to move objects in the real world or in a game on a computer screen. Yes, that’s right. You can finally move things just by thinking about it.

Here’s the long and short of it. The user wears a headset that looks very similar to a common pair of headphones. The technology uses what’s called electroencephalography to record brain signals. In the common medical sort, a conductive gel is used to facilitate the collection of these signals. In Neurosky’s case, they use one patented dry-active sensor for getting the job done.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caroline-giegerich/may-the-force-be-with-you_b_485539.html

Mar.
11th,
2010

GDC 2010

The Game Developer Conference begins tomorrow for us at NeuroSky. The tally of our new product announcements is long and meaningful. Stop by the show and say hello or drop us a note at info@neurosky.com to find out more.

Mindset Wave Brain Gaming Headset
The all-new MindSet™ Wave is designed specifically for gamers. As the second product introduction in NeuroSky’s consumer line, the MindSet Wave delivers a lower price point and imaginative new features. Easy to wear and thoughtfully light-weight, it securely fits to enable an active gaming experience. Wireless and self-pairing USB connection make setup and use effortless. MSRP will range from $49 to $99 depending on volume and bundling options. It will ship before the Christmas 2010 holiday season.

Application Developer Program
The NeuroSky Application Developer Program is the world’s deepest collection of knowledge and instructions for consumer BCI application development. Brain-enhanced gaming experiences are incredibly easy to create from scratch, or to strengthen a current application. Sample code, tutorials, API instructions, support, business development and more can all be found under one roof at http://developer.neurosky.com/. Our market feedback mechanism monitors the most requested new genres, enabling NeuroSky partners to target their development by focusing on the areas with the strongest return on investment.

iPhone App Developer Kit
BCI is a compelling way to raise iPhone apps above the clutter. None of the 140,000 applications on the iTunes App Store feature real BCI integration. This will change in 2010. Developers within this mobile collection of creativity and innovation can now harness the power of the human brain to educate, entertain and heal. The iPhone App Developer Kit consists of a MindSet; a matching Bluetooth dongle for the iPhone 30-PIN connector; the SDK elements; and Apple iTunes publishing contract. Hardware quantities are limited and will be made available to qualified NeuroSky Developers.

Blink Capture
A brilliantly simple user input tool, NeuroSky Blink Capture™ enables application command and control protocol. Blink and something happens. The larger the eyeblink, the larger the value reported by the meter. To demonstrate Blink Capture capabilities, NeuroSky’s BlinkZone Demo App is driven by human eyeblinks. Blink Capture uses NeuroSky’s Intensensitive™ technology, where soft eyeblinks result in mild digital fireworks explosions and intense eyeblinks manifest in massive explosions, making for a memorable grand finale.

Zone Meter
Athletes understand ‘the zone.’ Video gamers feel ‘the zone.’ For the first time, ‘the zone’ can be quantified and harnessed. A proprietary combination of mental attention with balanced relaxation, the Zone Meter™ will add a dimension to video games. To demonstrate the Zone Meter, the BlinkZone Demo App governs the altitude of the fireworks on-screen with heightened state of the Zone.

Sync
How much do you see eye-to-eye with your friends? With NeuroSky’s new Sync Meter, actively compare your brainwave patterns with your friends while sharing the same experience. The Sync Meter is a way to share a brain-computer interface experience with a partner and compare mutual reactions of brain waves. In our Sync Demo game, player’s brain waves are measured for response on a variety of music. Find out your level of mental connection and see how well you match up. Who knows – maybe you will discover your BFF.

Mar.
11th,
2010

Coding4Fun – MindBlaster

Build your own Wii-mote enhanced game that uses the MindSet.

Our friends at Coding4Fun, a blog by Microsoft that has some way cool tutorials and projects, created a very interesting project using the MindSet. The full project instructions are available on their site and you can download the game for free.  Use it as a jumping off point to learn how to implement XNA.

http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2010/03/08/9974237.aspx

Mar.
9th,
2010

Flash Tutorial Series

When we talk about neuroscience and it’s vast potential, it can be a bit daunting.

We understand.  We often get that glazed-over look when we try to explain it.  The answer:  we are creating a tutorial series that makes it easier to take what we’ve built and add on your own expertise. One of our first tutorials in this planned series is a “Hello Thinkgear” project that teaches you how to connect your MindSet to a simple Flash program. Check it out.

http://developer.neurosky.com/docs/doku.php?id=app_notes_and_tutorials

Mar.
7th,
2010

New iPhone app taps into mind control – ABC7

A new iPhone application by MindGames with facial animation technology by Gizmoz and brain wave technology by NeuroSky.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/technology&id=7310098

Mar.
4th,
2010

Brain Control Technology – A New Olympic Sport? – Forbes.com

‘”InteraXon is able to take what was once limited to only an exciting idea, and make it into a reality – they possess a unique and creative vision for thought-controlled technology. It is exciting for us to see a partner like InteraXon take the MindSet and develop it into applications that are well designed, easy to use and compelling to engage with,” says NeuroSky CEO, Stanley Yang.

In addition to the Bright Ideas display in the Winter Olympics, athletes in the upcoming Summer Olympics are applying NeuroSky’s technology to athletic training. The United States Olympic Archery Head Coach Kisik Lee and Resident Athlete Coach Guy Krueger use NeuroSky’s technology to identify optimal thinking patterns for each of the athletes. “We are able to see how an archer thinks and from the data we can help them adjust how they think for an optimum mental state for competition,” said Coach Guy Krueger.’

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2010/
02/23/businesswire135814880.html

Feb.
24th,
2010

Brain Control Technology – A New Olympic Sport? Global Entertainment and Athletes Are Getting a New Edge From the NeuroSky Brain to Computer Interface Technology – CNBC

‘”The NeuroSky technology has expanded the possibilities for our company – we are taking thought controlled computing to the next level – and in the case of the Bright Ideas display, to a massive scale. The NeuroSky MindSet provided us with reliable, low-cost easy-to use headset that allowed us to focus on what we think is really important — creating compelling user experiences that allow people to use this technology in new and exciting ways,” says InteraXon’s CEO Ariel Garten.’

http://www.cnbc.com/id/35553499

Feb.
24th,
2010

Heading to the Olympics? Don’t Leave Without Controlling the CN Tower’s Lights With Your Mind – PopSci

Participants wearing a headset in Vancouver will be able to see the monuments via video link. Changes in their brain wave patterns will be sent instantly over the Web to manipulate the lights in Ontario more than 2,000 miles away.

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-02/vancouver-olympics-will-host-largest-thought-controlled-computing-installation-ever

Feb.
12th,
2010