wildcat2030:

(CNN) — It’s the $199 headband that will allow you to control things using your mind, the makers say. The Muse headband was unveiled this week at LeWeb and Stephanie Busari caught up with founder of Interaxon Ariel Garten for a demonstration of the brainwave-sensing headband. Garten says Muse works using the same technology used in hospitals known as Electroencephalography (EEG), which records electrical activity along the scalp. Muse is embedded with four sensors that allows you to see and track your brain’s activity, in the same way a heart rate monitor gives information about your physical activity. You can also use your mind to control games and applications supplied with the headband, Garten says. “It interacts with content directly with your mind so you can play games that you are able to control with your mind,” says the Canadian neuroscientist and entrepreneur. Connecting to any device such as a smartphone, tablet or laptop via bluetooth, Muse can be worn on the go and includes a “brain fitness suite” app that tracks the state of your brain or can help you de-stress. (via CNN tests Muse, the mind-reading headband - CNN.com)

thisistheverge:

Lapka for iPhone: five sensors to measure the world, inspired by NASA and Yves Saint Laurent

A small Russian hardware startup brings ‘luxury tools’ to your phone 

shortformblog:

So the week of The Daily’s closing, they break a story revealing that city buses across the country are adding audio-recording mechanisms to eavesdrop on conversations. What terrible timing for a scoop. :/

emergentfutures:

Augmented Light Bulb Turns a Desk Into a Touch Screen

A computer that can be screwed into a light socket can project interactive images onto any nearby surface.

Full Story: Technology Review