A Baseball Hat That Reads Your Mind 63
esocid writes to tell us that researchers from Taiwan have created a new baseball cap complete with embedded bio-signal monitoring system. The purpose was to give a neural interface that could be useful in everyday life. "The cap contains five embedded dry electrodes on the wearer's forehead, and one electrode behind the left ear, that acquire EEG signals. Then, the EEG signals are wirelessly transmitted to a data receiver, where they are processed in real-time by a dual-core processor. The BCI system includes Bluetooth transmission for distances of 10m or less (e.g., for driving applications), as well as RF transmission for distances up to 600m (e.g., for potential sports applications). Next, the processed signals are transmitted back to the cap, where the data can be stored, displayed in real-time on a screen, or be used to trigger an audio warning, if necessary."
Why a baseball hat? (Score:5, Funny)
Results of first reading: (Score:5, Funny)
"It looks like an ordinary baseball cap" (Score:5, Funny)
Not likely (Score:3, Funny)
My head sweat will kill those electrodes in two lawn mowings. And that'll be just from the smell.
Long ways off from being useful... (Score:4, Funny)
Luckily... (Score:5, Funny)
...it won't be able to penetrate my tinfoil hat.
Important measuring device? (Score:3, Funny)
At long last we can get a direct reading of how many IQ points you lose when you put on a baseball hat—and how many more you lose when you wear it backward or sideways.
Re:Doesn't read your mind. (Score:2, Funny)
The sadist in me... (Score:3, Funny)
Think of it. You just spent a few hundred bucks on a hat and some smartass with a laptop keeps electronically jabbing you in the skull while you run through the park.
I, for one, would laugh until my beverage escaped through my nose!
Re:Why a baseball hat? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And what exactly will this provide? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Long ways off from being useful... (Score:4, Funny)
--- Mr. DOS
Re:Bring on the baseball hat wearing disses (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Bring on the baseball hat wearing disses (Score:5, Funny)
A backwards baseball cap adds: "Me too!
Was that ok?
In other news, the Bush proposes mandated caps (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Bring on the baseball hat wearing disses (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Why a baseball hat? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Damn! Better get my... (Score:3, Funny)
!parC hO (Score:4, Funny)
hmmm... it's hard to tell... (Score:3, Funny)
Gryffindor...
yay!
What the Hat reports... (Score:3, Funny)
By-the-way, the answers are: No (you look like a moron) and (sigh, not again) no.
Re:"It looks like an ordinary baseball cap" (Score:3, Funny)
Baseball... (Score:1, Funny)
Now that must hurt.
Obligatory (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Bring on the baseball hat wearing disses (Score:2, Funny)