Finally. The brain-computer interface headset is finally here. Chuck your keyboard and mouse out the window, write a check for $299, and sit back and let your brain do all the work:

To help players master the art of moving on-screen objects solely through concentration, the headset will come bundled with a game, set on a magical mountain, that includes practice exercises, said Geoffrey Mackellar, Emotiv’s research and development manager. “You clear the mind,� he said, and then do 30 to 40 seconds of training, by concentrating, for instance, on visualizing a block lifting from the earth. “On the first or second attempt, you can lift it at will.�

…The system doesn’t just lift boulders. It can also detect some of a player’s facial expressions and emotional responses: smile, frown or wink, for instance, and an avatar on screen can do so, too. Grow bored during a battle, and the system can detect ennui and supply a few dragons, or change the music. The device tracks a total of about 30 responses.

…Players of shooting games, for instance, may use eye movement to trigger a shot, shaving milliseconds off of their response time and sparing their hands.

Just imagine what impact this will have on trading. You think the NYSE has changed a lot in recent years? Just wait.
And make very sure to keep your firewall and anti-virus software up to date (although I would still probably be able to hack into your headset and control your mind with the use of anonymous proxy servers).

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