NextMind is Building a Real-Time Brain Computer Interface, Unveils Dev Kit For $399 (venturebeat.com) 28
An anonymous reader writes: NextMind is developing a brain-computer interface that translates signals from the visual cortex into digital commands. VentureBeat tried NextMind's device, which lets you input commands into computers and AR/VR headsets with your visual attention. Eventually, the Paris-based startup wants to let you do the same with your visual imagination. The outlet spoke with NextMind CEO Sid Kouider ahead of CES 2020, where his company is unveiling a dev kit shipping to select developers and partners this month for $399. After the early access period, a second limited run (waitlist) of dev kits will begin shipping in Q2 2020.
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It reminds me of the "Mind Mouse" from, I think, 2000. People were really excited for at least a couple months before the website went down and they disappeared into the night.
They say the internet never forgets, but it might have forgotten this one.
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It's like people don't remember the Atari MindLink.
They say the internet never forgets, but it might have forgotten this one.
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Posted anonymously.
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I can haz grammar? I can haz sentence?
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Maybe he was using a buggy interface to communicate with,
FWIW, I read Snowcrash, and I am not going to be uploading any buggy ass software into MY moneymaker and end up in some homeless camp for neurologically compromised programmers...
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I think you had a stroke, or several, in the middle of your post. And what's wrong with being generic and animal-like? We ARE animals, and our basic body plan is the same for everyone.
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Use More Commas!
Particularly in sentences before the words 'which' or 'that'
It will improve your second message, which was a vast improvement over your first.
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There is a funny little feature called 'Preview'...
But hey! Slashdot can't even handle unicode... why expect it to bahave in any way like other modern commentary apps?
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Is English your third or fourth language? Nothing you write makes much sense.
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It seems to be some kind of EEG. An eye tracker would probably work better.
Visual Cortext Hmmm. (Score:2)
I expect it is like eye movement tools, except for it goes what your brain is focusing on.
While it has advantages. But the fact that the human mind is easily fooled and distracted (Hence why most magician tricks work, even if you know what you are looking for)
If you want someone to focus on something you can trick the person to do so.
Re:Visual Cortext Hmmm. (Score:4, Funny)
Why do you say the human mind is easily fooled and distracted? Most people can easily set their mind to a task and - SQUIRREL!
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Mostly due to a few million years of evolution in an environment where something is trying to kill you.
Eat, Sleep, Reproduce, Escape from Danger into a safer environment. Are hardwired into our system, humans as visual creatures, as we have a good eye sight, stand tall (especially compared to our mass) so we can see further in the distance. Are triggered by a lot of visual stimuli, and have instinctive ability to focus on something first before we choose to ignore it, or pay more attention to it.
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I expect it is like eye movement tools, except for it goes what your brain is focusing on.
While it has advantages. But the fact that the human mind is easily fooled and distracted (Hence why most magician tricks work, even if you know what you are looking for)
If you want someone to focus on something you can trick the person to do so.
It might be useful for people with paralysis or who are in some other way are unable to communicate, possibly at a speed much closer to normal conversational speed.
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From what I am reading, they are doing more along the line of mapping activity, assuming some empathetic relationship and projecting what other people with similar patterns thought...
Probably clunky (Score:3, Funny)
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Your office is 2/3 female?
Do you work in a Hentai Art Studio?
What happens... (Score:1)