Intel scientists have taken a page straight from science fiction with their announcement last week that in a mere 10 years, we’ll be operating our computers via our brainwaves.
No more keyboard, no more mouse. Your brainwaves will be harnessed with Intel-developed sensors implanted in your brain. People will be receptive, the scientists believe, because they’ll no longer be dependent on the computer interface and having to manipulate that interface with their fingers.
“Instead, they’ll simply manipulate their various devices with their brains,” Intel research scientist Dean Pomerleau told Computerworld. “We’re trying to prove you can do interesting things with brain waves . . . Imagine being able to surf the Web with the power of your thoughts.” The technology also would be used with television sets and cell phones.
To make the concept real, Pomerleau and his fellow researchers from Intel, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are currently decoding human brain activity. He said they’re close to building brain-sensing technology into a head set that could be used to manipulate a computer. The next step is to develop a tiny, less cumbersome sensor suitable for being implanted inside the human brain.
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