9/26/2005
Brain with a bang Japanese mind-teller machine
Kokoro-gatari (å¿ ããã) could be read in Japanese to mean brain with a bang.
Judging from the face of Mr. Happy below, it looks like the Japanese thought police may have a new toy with this mind-teller.
TOKYO, JAPAN:
an optical sensor on his forehead to measure the blood flow rate in the brain as Hitachi developped an input device Kokoro-gatari, means mind-teller
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.The device has been developed for ALS patients to express their intentions as the PC displays yes or no on the screen, when a patient is asked a question of yes or no, relaying whats on the patients mind.
It turns out that Kokoro-gatari is just a renamed version of Den-no-Shin which used to sell for 500,000 yen ($4,700). The PR department must be getting desperate trying to sell this overpriced product with just a new-n-crappier name.
UPDATE:
Hitachi Begins Shipping Latest User-Friendly ALS Communications Device
Tokyo (JCN) Nov 8, 2005-Hitachi announced on November 7 that its Ubiquitous Platform Systems Group has commercialized an improved version of Den-no-Shin, its proprietary device to facilitate communications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients.
Improvements have been made to the screen and e-mail functionality, and the laptop device also delivers improved usability.
The latest model will be available from Hitachi Keiyo Engineering & Systems on November 8. One system sells for 2,500,000 yen ($21,500). Hitachi has to date shipped 3,000 ALS communications devices.
By Aki Tsukioka, JCN Staff Writer
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contact Hitachi directly about the Kokoro gatari device at:
Hitachi Keiyo Engineering & Systems, Ltd.
Headquarters 7-1-1 Higashi Narashino, Narashino City, Chiba 275-0001, JAPAN
Telephone +81-47-477-3111
Homepage
www.hke.co.jp/
Communication aid for paralysed
BBC NEWS Saturday, 1 October 2005, 23:06 GMT 00:06 UK
Headband allows severely paralysed patients to communicate by controlling blood flow through the brain
Category: Neurology/Neuroscience News
Article Date: 02 Oct 2005
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