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A headset sensor that reads your brainwaves

Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface(on base of sensors) reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration). She demos the headset, and talks about its far-reaching applications.

Low-Cost Mobile Phone Eye Test for iPhone

NETRA (Near-Eye Tool for Refractive Assessment) uses a phone's LCD display(iPhone) and intelligent software to administer a quick, effective and accurate vision test that patients can perform at home. he NETRA test consists of a small plastic device clipped onto the phone's screen. The patient looks into a tiny lens, presses the phone's arrow keys to make a set of parallel green and red lines overlap, bringing view into sharp focus, and repeats this eight times for each eye as the lines appea...