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Dining at the Heart Attack Grill, Las Vegas

November 18, 2011 Leave a comment

TED – Tan Le: A headset that reads your brainwaves

Messing with the Emotiv EPOC at the HKU

Image by Kaeru via Flickr

About this talk

Tan Le‘s astonishing new computer interface reads its user’s brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications.

About Tan Le

Tan Le is the head of Emotiv Systems, which is developing the next generation of human-machine interface — a headset that takes input directly from the brain.

Strange Random Brain Quote:

I’ve got the brain of a four year old. I’ll bet he was glad to be rid of it. – Groucho Marx

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Breast cancer campaign before Dogs pip Demons

May 10, 2010 2 comments
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Human sculpture on the MCG pitch - Photo: Sebastian Costanzo

Fourteen thousand people, all clad in pink, assembled on the MCG surface in a moving ceremony dedicated to raising awareness about breast cancer before the Dogs-Demons game. Photo: Sebastian Costanzo

via Breast cancer campaign before Dogs pip Demons – theage.com.au.

And up there, somewhere in the left shoulder, is our resident Melbourne correspondent, who gave us the heads up about this important cause, so thanks!

Strange Random Charity Quote:

“If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.” – Bob Hope

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