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If you’ve ever wondered how cool it would be to be some sort of half-borg-half-human-hybrid, technology might be able to satisfy your curiosity within the next few years….

Neurosky, a company based in Silicon Valley has developed a headset which can literally read your thoughts. Well, ish.

Stanley Yang, Neurosky CEO: “We essentially created a bunch of different algorithms. One for each emotion, for example the attention algorithm.”
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Interfaced with a video game, you place the cursor on an object. A strong “attention” reading enables you to push or pull objects.
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A strong “meditation” reading enables you to levitate objects.

I’m not entirely sure what to make of it, because it seems to guess what you’re feeling, as opposed to directly responding to what you’re thinking - just imagine trying to control your attention on a Friday.

Check out the original article and make sure you watch the video.