[LINK] Neural Interfaces

[David Boxall]

Idling around, trying to avoid my rightful chores on a beautiful Sunday 
afternoon, I came across <http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13390>. A 
trivial application perhaps, but of remarkable technology.

The MindWave headset retails for less than $100 in the US 
<http://store.neurosky.com/products/mindwave-1>, though it's remarkably 
more expensive in Australia 
<http://www.biofeedback.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=152&category_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53>.

Emotiv Lifesciences retails a more substantial headset for about three 
times the price of the MindWave 
<http://www.emotivlifesciences.com/?page_id=43>, though it does give the 
wearer something of a Borg look 
<http://www.emotivlifesciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/slide3.jpg>. 
There's a video on YouTube 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fVhggGSjXVg> 
which, unfortunately, I don't have the bandwidth to watch.

Now if only the technology could be run in reverse, to project the 
display directly into my visual cortex so my failing eyesight won't be 
an issue. Not needing a monitor would also free up desk space. :)

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