Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
The headset, available for $299US and only in the US, will hopefully open a new realm of possibilities for people with physical disabilities, and perhaps transform gaming itself in the process.
The team behind it, Emotiv, are remaining somewhat humble, stating that “you’re basically looking at a computer in the ‘70s. Everybody knows this is going to be awesome in the future and do a lot of things, but it’s not there yet, just as you couldn’t expect photo realistic graphics on the computer in the ‘70’s.”
I'm perhaps not the most qualified person to discuss how the Epoc will work and the science behind it, but I'll try. Apparently, electrical signals from the brain make their way to the Epoc through various nodes attached to the user's skull. These signals are then translated into a multi-dimensional image. These images are then classified by the included software called EmoKey. Hopefully nothing to do with the 'emo' scene that has plagued suburban streets and make-up shops for years.
Basically, every action that you can possibly perform within a game has a mental code, or fingerprint, and when your thoughts match this fingerprint, the action will be performed. The system requires a computer with a CPU speed of at least 3GHZ, something many people don't have, along with 1.5GB of RAM.
There is no official list of what games are available with the Epoc, of if games that have already been released will be supported (imagine Counter Strike or World of Warcraft: Mind edition!) , but I'm sceptical of any device that lists as its first feature 'limited edition design'. Surely there are things more worthy of a mention than its limited edition design? But maybe that's just poor marketing.
The device is currently only experiencing a US launch, but a worldwide launch could be on the cards if it sells well, which it should if it does even half the functions that are claimed. We'll see. Hopefully no mind controlled robots are on the way, but I'll leave that for my "2010 Predictions" piece.
David Bass
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