BBC is trialing new technology that lets you control your TV using your brain. Developed by BBC’s digital division and user experience studio, This Place, the Mind Control TV project uses a cheap headset that reads brainwaves to let users select a program to watch by mentally focusing on it. The EEG headset has two sensors to measure electrical signals from the user’s brain, while the interface of an experimental version of the network’s iPlayer app allows them to choose between concentration or meditation mechanisms to control the app. To select an on-screen option — such as ‘launch BBC iPlayer’ — the…
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