The idea of Google being able to read your mind might be a scary prospect but users of Google Glass will now be able to control the head-mounted computer just by thinking, thanks to a new “telekinetic” app launched today. The free, open-source “MindRDR” software connects Google Glass with a low-cost brainwave-reading headset that enables users to operate the device by concentrating instead of controlling it with voice commands or by tilting the head. Though the app can so far only take photos and publish them to the internet – and involves wearing two slightly awkward headsets – it could point to a future generation of touch-free interfaces for consumer technology that don’t need users to wave their hands around or talk embarrassingly to an inanimate object.
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