A while back, a man who has been paralyzed for over 30 years had the chance to walk again. But this time, he is walking virtual. Just imagining that he is walking, helmet sensors pick up the brain waves sent and he is able to walk a character through Second Life without a mouse or keyboard. This could be a very helpful rehabilitation product to be used worldwide for patients who have issues such as this Japanese man. This is definitely not the first helmet that senses brainwaves and then applies them to a virtual world, but this is the first practical one. Next for the Japanese team is a system to allow patients to create text messages by mentally selecting letters. This could be the step for making typing faster, and more efficient. By just thinking you can silently send text messages to your friends in class, at work, or in the car. Cellphones may never be the same again.
Via: Yahoo!
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wow that is amazing.maybe like you said in a while they can use this and help people who have physical disabilities.
Well this is very helpful and does give everyone a fair chance at life even though they may have some problem, whatever it may be.
Yeah, I’m hoping to see it in action. Get a better peak into the specs and whatnot.