Mind Control Goes Mainstream

Andy Greenberg, 03.25.09, 06:00 PM EDT


Can a gadget offer working digital telekinesis for less than $300?


The Force, it seems, is not so strong with this one.

In the virtual world of a game called Neuroboy, I'm staring out over a lagoon at an exact digital replica of a Star Wars X-wing spaceship submerged in blue water. My task: to lift that virtual object out of its murky depths using not my mouse or keyboard, but instead--à la Luke Skywalker--my thoughts.

Back in the real world, I'm wearing a bluetooth headset that touches my forehead with a single metal sensor. The more I relax, according to the headset's manufacturer, Neurosky, the more that small metal point will pick up my brain's alpha waves, triggering the ship to rise.

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http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/25/neu...-neurosky.html