Brain Power!

For those of you who know me, I’m a gadget freak. I love technology even when it is makes my life more complicated. I carry around a phone that does everything but take my pulse and make me dinner. If you’re like me, you may find yourself watching something on TV or in a movie that is pretty technologically advanced and wondering, “How long will it be before someone really invents that?” Here’s an example: a mind controlled computer. You know, you think it with your brain and the mouse moves or the application opens. Maybe you’re playing a game and instead of using a controller you just think about which way to go and when you want to throw the ball or draw our gun and fire. Maybe your sitting on the couch and you just want to change the channel or fast-forward your Tivo and thinking it makes it happen. Let’s face it, you’d have to be pretty lazy to really want to do less physical motion than is normally required since the invention of the remote control and modern gaming systems (with the exception of the Wii – which is amazing). But how cool would it be to have a helmet you could put on that just read your mind and controlled your TV or computer or game console by simply thinking with your brain.

Well, the future is now. Check out this link about a company that premiered their nearly 100% accurate at CeBIT in Germany this week. It is definitely still in the early stages but it will not be long before you’re able to by this at Wal-mart as a controller for your Playstation 5.

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