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May 25, 2006
Still Waiting for Implanted iPod controlled by thoughts
My dream tech toy has always been an iPod like system that is controlled by thoughts and plays in my head. No wires, no headphones and no scrolling. Simply thinking a song cues the track and it immediately begins playing. Version 2.0 can have a Terminator style pop up graphic in your field of vision for searching through the dozens of blogger approved MP3s that get regularly downloaded.
Sounds far out? Brain waves can’t control electronics, that’s super sci-fi nerd stuff. Or is it?
In a step toward linking a person's thoughts to machines, Japanese automaker Honda said it has developed a technology that uses brain signals to control a robot's very simple moves. In the future, the technology that Honda Motor Co. developed with ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories could be used to replace keyboards or cell phones, researchers said Wednesday. (Link via AP)
The next move is a joint operation with Cupertino, CA to get cracking on my dream iPod. iThink? Is that already a Mac app?
The feeling returns/Whenever we close out eyes
Lifting my head/Looking around inside…
I’m still waiting…I’m still waiting - Talking Heads
Tags: Robots, Honda, iPod, Brain waves
Posted by Merry Swankster at May 25, 2006 12:40 PM
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