Controlling Electronics Using Your Mind

Jan. 17 - KGO (KGO) -- Imagine controlling your electronic appliances, tools or toys by simply using your mind. Well that's the future and a Silicon Valley company is leading the way.

The patented device created by Neurosky in Silicon Valley, uses a mathematic secret that turns brain waves into commands.

Stanley Yang, Neurosky CEO: "We essentially created a bunch of different algorithms. One for each emotion, for example the attention algorithm."

Interfaced with a video game, you place the cursor on an object. A strong "attention" reading enables you to push or pull objects.

A strong "meditation" reading enables you to levitate objects.

You have to practice gauging your level of concentration, also finding ways to disrupt it.

Neurosky simply builds the brain wave-reading component. Other companies like Ologic apply it to their products like a robot.

Ted Larson, Ologic CEO: "What we were really the most excited about is you can pretty much control any mechanical system using their technology. "

Eventually Ologic wants to use Neurosky's technology to build thought-controlled robots for the handicapped and elderly and NASA wants to create robots to help astronauts whose gloves are too bulky to work a joy stick or hold tools.

The device can also read neuron pulses, so a blink of your left or right eye can create a command.

Neurosky says it will only add about $15 to the consumer product and by next year, you may already see video games, toys and even cell phones controlled by your brain waves.

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