i.gizmodo.com - 1/9/2009
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Putting a ball through a hoop is no big deal, unless you're using your brain to do it. Mind Flex is a game in which the participant wears a headset that scans brainwaves with the hopes of controlling a mousetrap-like board. If the user can concentrate hard enough, they can activate a fan that ...
gadgetreview.com - 1/6/2009
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gadgetreview.com —
The days of mind control are upon us,
albeit in games. Mattel’s latest, the Mind Flex game,...
tests a user’s concentration by challenging them to place a ball through a number of hoops. Sounds simple, right? Actually, there is no ...
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Mattel’s Mind Flex Game Removes The Game Pad In ...
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Zatz Not Funny! —
... I’m always a little disconcerted seeing kids in Vegas, but kid tech I can get behind. Yesterday in the Sands there was a whole section dedicated to making money off the under-10 population. Mattel’s set-up included everything from custom Barbie nail decals, to virtual tweener worlds, to mind control games complete with pulse-sensing electrodes. Really. ...
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[CES 2009] To complete the trend of product trying to use the human-brain interface, Mattel is coming to CES with this game that requires to wear a headset full of sensors measuring the user's brainwave activity. Using mental concentration, the ...
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Neuroheadsets for Barbie and Ken to follow As Emotiv Systems’ Epoc neuroheadset is currently going through a rocky patch, Barbie maker Mattel has stepped in with what's rumoured to be a similar type of brainwave toy.…
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