That is quite exciting news :-)

Swapnil

--- In indiansciencefiction@..., Bimal Srivastava
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> Here is another news item that may give some thoughts to sf writers.
> Subject: Mind powered games
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>  New games powered by brain wavesJanuary 10th, 2009 in Technology /
Hi Tech
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> Tim Sheridan, wearing a headset containing sensors for the forehead
and earlobes to measure brainwave activity, uses his mind to raise a
small purple foam ball as he demonstrates the Mindflex game at the
Mattel display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,
Nevada on January 8, 2009.
> An elderly Chinese woman wearing a headset concentrates intensely on
a small foam ball and it begins to rise slowly into the air.
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> It's not magic, but rather the latest game from toy maker Mattel,
which allows players to move a ball around an obstacle course by using
just their powers of concentration.
> Focusing on the ball causes a fan in the base of the game -- called
Mind Flex -- to start up and lift the ball on a gentle stream of air.
Break your concentration and the ball descends.
> Once a player has the ball in the air they need to try to weave it
through hoops, towers and other obstacles.
> "It's a mind-eye coordination game," said Mattel's Tim Sheridan. "As
you relax you'll find that the ball drops."
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> Mind Flex relies on EEG technology to measure brain wave activity
through a headset equipped with sensors for the forehead and earlobes.
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> The game, which will be available in September for 79.99 dollars, is
being displayed by Mattel at the annual Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) in Las Vegas.
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> But Mattel is not the only toy maker tapping into the power of the mind.
> In a report this week USA Today newspaper said game maker Uncle
Milton plans to release a similar game this year. Called "Force
Trainer" it is named after "The Force" powers of Yoda and Luke
Skywalker in the popular Star Wars films.
> The game calls for players to lift a ball inside a transparent tube
using their powers of concentration.
> "It's been a fantasy everyone has had, using The Force," the daily
quoted Howard Roffman, president of Lucas Licensing, as saying.
> "Force Trainer" also uses electroencephalography, or EEG, to measure
electrical activity in the brain recorded on a headset containing sensors.
> A company called NeuroSky adapted the EEG technology for both games,
according to USA Today.
> © 2009 AFP
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