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Controlling your home with thought

By T.K. Randall
May 13, 2009 · Comment icon 7 comments

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The age of light switches and TV remote controls could soon be over as new technology emerges allowing a person to control equipment through thought alone thanks to 'brain-computer interface' systems.
Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday tasks with thoughts alone."


Source: Science Daily | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by _Libby 16 years ago
Just reminds me of the episode of the Simpsons with Pierce Brosnan in it... Even though that was different.
Comment icon #2 Posted by Dezmond 16 years ago
Wouldn't ''mind'' that
Comment icon #3 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 16 years ago
Very practical, but not sure how efficient it would be. If you're distracted or your mind is pre-occupied, it could have some interesting results.
Comment icon #4 Posted by heinrich1858 16 years ago
Imagine coming home drunk . Switching on the door and opening the light ...... Probably great technology , but I'd still like a switch as a backup.
Comment icon #5 Posted by waca 16 years ago
Very practical, but not sure how efficient it would be. If you're distracted or your mind is pre-occupied, it could have some interesting results. That's what I was thinking. Imagine watching "Wheel of Fortune" with your grandma, then getting a flash of Ms. White, and then having your mind switch the channel to...eh...well, you get the idea.
Comment icon #6 Posted by 1Batman1 16 years ago
now that is cool
Comment icon #7 Posted by OldTimeRadio 16 years ago
If every time I think of the words "off" or "on" the lights flicker, the television set goes to sleep, or the front door swings open isn't this whole thing simply going to be a brand-new version of "I'll give you five dollars if you can go for five minutes without thinking of the word 'hippopotamus'"? P. S. And didn't the Krell start off this way?


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