Edging closer to Web 3.0 with Emotiv
MY definition of Web 3.0 involves direct control of the internet by the brain without a tactile interface (mouse, keyboard etc)
Emotiv is getting very close:
MY definition of Web 3.0 involves direct control of the internet by the brain without a tactile interface (mouse, keyboard etc)
Emotiv is getting very close:
teammatt3 posted this at 22:38 — 10th February 2009.
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How lazy are we going to be in the future?
50 years from now...
decibel.places posted this at 03:04 — 11th February 2009.
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yes, and when I was a kid I found a discarded lawn mower - the mechanical non-motorized push kind - and I lubricated and put it to work earning $$$
I once was before a judge (never mind the circumstances
) who revealed that when he was a child, he had to walk down the hill past rattlesnakes to change his electrical fuse - it had nothing to do with the case, of course...
I asked Emotiv for a loaner helmet - they have a "free" api that emulates the helmet, but I think they want developers to invest in the "real" version.
decibel.places posted this at 03:06 — 11th February 2009.
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actually they have also been doing work with paralyzed people, and I would think it could be truly liberating in that application...
decibel.places posted this at 04:01 — 11th February 2009.
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wtf
synchronicity?
on my Feedburner account tonight:
pr0gr4mm3r posted this at 23:21 — 11th February 2009.
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My dad still has one. Why he won't get rid of it is beyond me.
I don't anticipate something like this becoming mainstream anytime soon. All software out there is built for the input devices we have now, and it would be something that would have to be phased in very slowly.
nigelfinch posted this at 05:47 — 12th February 2009.
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... that is, unless it can be hyped up into a craze. Even then, the equipment needs to be less cumbersome. If the experience of wearing it is less pleasant than the jobs it makes easier, it'll struggle.
decibel.places posted this at 15:27 — 12th February 2009.
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It reminds me of a bicycle helmet with a bit less mass...
cmoyer posted this at 00:19 — 12th February 2009.
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My grandma has one of those lawnmowers, she uses it to get to places the riding mower can't get to. Also with our soon to be fossil fuel crisis it might be wise to have one laying around!
The helmet thing looks interesting although I will assume that the api is for windows only. The headset costs $300, which I guess isn't too bad for a new technology. If they want to get it working sooner they should consider Linux if they haven't already. It would be fun to play around with it though.
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