iBrain – Allows Stephen Hawking to Communicate through Brainwaves

Posted July 5, 2012 by Johnny2x in Science

How long before we are all communicating this way? Imagine the scene in a bar of everyone just standing around looking at each other and communicating silently.

Just a funny thought. Other than that this is an amazing story and I am again impressed by smart people.

from gizmag.com

iBrain to allow Stephen Hawking to communicate through brainwaves alone

Tech startup Neurovigil announced last April that Stephen Hawking was testing the potential of its iBrain device to allow the astrophysicist to communicate through brainwaves alone. Next week Professor Hawking and iBrain inventor, Dr Philip Low from Stanford University, present their findings at the Francis Crick Memorial Conference in Cambridge, England. In anticipation, Gizmag spoke to Dr Low about the potential applications of the iBrain.

When Dr Low first met Stephen Hawking, he asked when the renowned astrophysicist would like to begin trialing his new product. Low waited a moment as Hawking entered his response through the pair of infra-red glasses he uses to send messages via the muscles in his cheek. Then the reply came back: “Right now.”

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