Future Is Here: This Tiny Device On Your Head Lets You Control Your PC With Your Thoughts

If you¡¯ve grown up watching sci-fi movies, you will surely know how cool controlling things using telekinesis can be. And while a reality with telekinesis might sound too good to be true, researchers have unveiled a brain-sensing device that gets us very close to this reality at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

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NextMind -- a neurotechnology startup has unveiled a non-invasive neural-interface wearable that allows you to control digital elements in the surrounding using just your thoughts.

The device sits at the back of your head and captures electrical brain signals from the user¡¯s visual cortex (a part of the brain). It then takes the help of machine learning algorithms to translate this into commands that are sent to a computing device -- in real-time without touching or saying even a single word.

The application is truly non-invasive, meaning that no surgery or installation of implants is necessary to make this technology work.

One can use the headset directly with a device or pair it with a VR/AR headset to create a more immersive and realistic user experience.

A device like this might seem like a fun way to interact with your TV or computer, think how convenient it would make the life of a specially-abled person that lacks motor skills or who is completely bed-ridden and cannot do anything without anyone¡¯s assistance. Devices like this can help such individuals become self-sufficient.

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The headset even won two awards at this year¡¯s CES -- Best of Innovation in Augmented and Virtual Reality and Honoree in Wearable Technologies.

NextMind is ready to ship early access kits for selected partners/ developers at a price tag of $399 or approximately Rs 28,000 around the second quarter of 2020.

Check out this video to see how the headset really works.