No, this is not Jedi mind game workout equipment--even if it looks like it. Mattel is bringing its Mind Flex game to market this fall--and you control the action through hand, eye, and mind coordination.
The game features an obstacle course that you will use your brainwave activity to control. The game relies on NeuroSky's technology and sensors that reside in the headset apparatus.(See video coverage of NeuroSky technology)
One sensor is in the headset itself, against your forehead; two more clip onto your earlobes. The sensors measure theta-wave activity in your brain; the waves are directly related to your level of focus and concentration. The sensors register the theta-wave activity, translate that activity into a signal, and transmit it as a radio frequency to the Mind Flex.
The more theta-wave activity there is, the faster the little fan in the unit will spin. The speed the fan spins at, and therefore moves the ball, is based on how hard you concentrate. The faster the fan spins, the higher the ball goes along the Z axis. Turn a dial and move the ball along the X and Y axis.
Mind Flex is due out in Fall 2009, and will sell for US$80
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Mind FlexBy bmurch on January 13, 2009, 9:19 pmWow, this could be scary. Those with ADHD using to much theta can only worsen the symptoms, they are already running on too much slow waves! I wonder how the FDA...
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Yeah, because this would totally take more concentration than woBy Anonymous on January 14, 2009, 12:19 amYeah, because this would totally take more concentration than working out a cosine-law math problem. Sweet Jesus, if parents buy this product with the knowledge...
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helloBy Anonymous on June 11, 2009, 9:42 amwhere can I buy? please everybody can answer me?
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