[ExI] EPOC EEG headset

Samantha Atkins sjatkins at mac.com
Sat Jan 23 01:52:59 UTC 2010


On Jan 22, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Damien Broderick wrote:

> On 1/22/2010 4:19 PM, ablainey at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> I Just had a go with it. I had to make a quick program to generate mouse
>> clicks from some of the EPOC outputs. But now I can type with Dasher,
>> Highlight the text, copy, change window, and paste the text all hands free.
>> Dasher is slower than typing, but my spelling would be better with it!
>> I estimated about 50 wpm on my first attempt, but that should increase
>> with use. But it is hands free!
> 
> How is this better than dictating to something like Dragon NaturallySpeaking? It's marvelous, but so is typing with your elbow. No great benefit unless your vocal chords and fingers have been removed or disabled. (Is the advantage that it can be done silently? That could be important on a plane, say, or in a crowded room. If you could do this without being arrested as a Terrorist with a Device.)

It is better when you don't want to be mumbling to yourself or banging about with your elbow as you mention.  This is often the case in a meeting or talking with someone.   Not to mention that it is a further baby step on the path to a direct mind-computer interface.  

-s 



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