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Brains take over from video game controllers
Friday, 16 July 2010 14:50

A wireless headset that can interpret brain waves to control video games and other onscreen action, had been shown off at a hi-tech conference.

The Emotiv Epoc claims to be the first neural headset aimed at consumers.

The system, which is already on sale, uses a century old medical technique to read electrical signals in the brain.

The technology then uses a series of algorithms to convert them into onscreen movement.

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