http://www.ted.com/talks/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves.html
Source: Ted.com
The potential perversity of technological advance has been illustrated in such novels as Brave New World, We, 1984, and infamous films such as Minority Report, Terminator, and Running Man, but how close are these fictions to reality? Tech developer Emotiv is showing that yesterday's science fiction is today's science fact. Emotiv's patented product, the Epoch headset, has the ability to turn brain waves into concrete actions in the real world. A simple tactile head-mounted device with an array of cerebral nodes receives frequencies from the brain which are in turn transmitted to a receiver which then converts those frequencies into real world responses. The potentialities of this invention are both empowering and dangerous. Consider the following. This technology could enable a paraplegic to mentally command an exoskeleton linked to the unit to move at their will. On the otherside, imagine governments using remote frequencies to control killing robots or other destructive devices. The benefits are perhaps overshadowed by the perils of potential misuse. The reality is that the technology will fall prey to the will of man, whether it be create or destructive in its ends.
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