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We talked about the Epoc Neuroheadset from Emotiv Systems before, and while it was slated to be released in time for the holidays, it seems to have now hit a roadblock. In fact, the gadget just doesn’t seem to work properly.
Originally announced at the Intel Developer’s Forum, the Epoc headset was supposed to be able to read your brainwaves and then you could think about moving an item on screen and it would move. Sounds pretty cool, right? But now, the device isn’t working as it should.
This is an even bigger problem now for Emotiv because competing devices are expected to make an appearance very soon. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens when this one finally makes it to market at an expected retail price of about $300.
One Response to “Emotiv Epoc Headset delayed due to functioning problems”
Jeff December 31, 2008
This device should have no skin surface contact problems of any kind. The rumored problem of wireless troubles is baseless. There have been brainwave interfaces around for 50 years and they worked very well. If I remember correctly, there was and still is a product called IBVA (interactive visual brainwave analyzer) that has been around for a decade or more with software applications galore. The only problem with the IBVA system was it was an is geared for Mac, no Ms interface. However, the U.S. Government intellignce community stepped in about 8 years ago, and units and information all but dissapeared. The only product now remaining is based out of the U.K. Have fun.
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