Of course, this app is only functional if there are a lot of XWavers out there. I’m sure it’s better than some dating websites. Hey, maybe one day listening to Justin Bieber will produce a delta rhythm that syncs with your yet to be discovered soul mate on the subway, leading to a lifelong relationship. The goal is to find your soul mate through music and a brain connection. The app records your meditation and attention values during playback, and searches for people who have emitted similar brain rhythms to that song or genre. Lastly, there’s XWave Tunes which encodes songs from your music library with your brain wave signature. It couldn’t be any less effective than these tactics. With minor tweaks, I could see this app being used to instill anti-bullying strategies in children. Feeling stressed out by a co-worker? Maybe try this app, and let your anxiety melt away in the face of your adversary’s harmless 3D rendering. As the 3D face goes through various threatening facial expressions and sounds, the app measures your meditation and attention to see if you can keep your cool. You can take a picture and record the voice of an actual person (friend or worst enemy), and the app renders a digital representation. To help build your neural resiliency, there’s the Tug of Mind developed by MindGames, LLC.
It definitely beats trying to interpret EEG signals on your own, and it’s a lot prettier, too. When either of these are above 90, the meter starts flashing, indicating that your neuro-cognitive powers have peaked. Finally there’s the attention and meditation ratings that look like two little speedometers. The top-right corner shows the frequency distribution derived from the EEG signal, which is concurrently side-scrolling in the background. On the left is a graphical representation of brain waves with the color and shape changing depending on which rhythms and frequencies you’re projecting at any given moment. In the video below is an example of the visualizer you would see on the standard XWave app. People have expressed difficulty getting used to the NeuroSky system in the past, so this app is a must.
It takes a little practice to get in sync with your brainwaves, so this app instills the basic neurophysiological skill set required to excel in XWave’s other programs.
Also, it has some cool apps to boot.įor those new to NeuroSky, there’s a starter app called XWave. While BCI for the consumer market is nothing new, XWave is the first device that combines NeuroSky technology with a widely adopted platform, opening the door to large scale exposure to BCI. Previous applications of this technology have been computer games, toys, and even youth Jedi training. If your rating in either of these categories is high enough, you can manipulate variables on the screen. Similar to other products based on the NeuroSky Mindset, the XWave applies an algorithm to your brain rhythms to convert them to meditation and attention values. Also, with the falling cost and increasing spatial resolution of brain-imaging technology, it’s exciting to ponder what powerful BCI devices we’ll be able to get for $99 in the future. While you can’t text or browse the web with it yet, the XWave represents an important step in bringing BCI to the masses. Based on NeuroSky’s Mindset, XWave gives you the power to manipulate various apps with brain rhythms. The peripheral, released in November for $99, brings an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users at an affordable price. I promise, you won't look like a Borg if you wear this.ĭo your friends complain that you can’t pull your eyes away from your iPhone? Well, if you get the new XWave by PLX Devices, then you might have trouble pulling your brain away, too.
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