Cerebral Hack

• Neurosky’s BCI MindSet Released yesterday! $199 http://tr.im/n7YS #BCI #brain
• The Emotiv SDK including an EPOC SDK headset now available $500 http://tr.im/neYW
• RT @allblue1914 Get ready 2 take U computer interaction 2a new level W/ Emotiv’s Epoc http://emotiv.com/INDS_2/inds_2_3.html <– Great Demo
• Cerebral Hack Updates! Emotiv gets Green Light! http://tr.im/nrfb Neurosky’s MindSet Released! http://tr.im/nrfi RT
• URL Fixed! Cerebral Hack Updates! Emotiv gets Green Light! http://tr.im/nrmb Neurosky’s MindSet Released! http://tr.im/nrfi RT
• OCZ NIA IP owners Brainfingers have announced their Beta SDK and New training Software for the NIA http://tr.im/nyey Some Great Updates here
• Cerebral Hack Reviews: OCZ NIA Training Software 3.0 http://tr.im/nyWl
• RT @thinkberg BBCI Demo: Real-time control of a an “Adams Family” pinball machine via BCI. Foto coverage at http://twurl.nl/ro3wyy
• Electrocorticography Reads The Brain’s Surface http://tr.im/nG3I
• DIY Brain Hacking via….ping-pong balls? http://tr.im/nG4j
• Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #BCI #hacking #consciousness

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In today’s economy, it seems there is a tight rope act being preformed financially by most companies to keep themselves afloat, and as a reader has brought to my attention, this may be the case for Emotiv, creator of the EPOC BCI headset.

In a fairly recent (read: 03-09-2009) Dr. Michael Schuette, creator of OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator has had reason to believe the hopeful BCI manufacturer Emotiv has possibly run out of time and money to push their product out and clues to its reason being that it simply doesn’t work.  He also states that it was second hand information, and that he does not wish to spread rumors, but to be honest, with several setbacks announced by Emotiv, it would be no surprise (albeit a very very sad one) that this may possibly be the case.

The Dr is quoted as saying “…one of their vendors talked to me trying to get some business from OCZ because allegedly Emotiv went out of business.” And then further on continues on regarding a possibility why by saying “…I know one thing, which is that their approach cannot function.” He also makes sure that it is stated that it is second hand information (one of Emotivs own former vendors) and that he is not trying to be negative or trying to spread rumors.  Michael is a great guy, and very helpful to the OCZ NIA community, so I can 100% believe his intentions in saying this was not inflammatory, but purely informational.

I’m waiting to hear back from the Emotiv camp and will update this post when/if I hear something substantial about this.

Stay Tuned.