Oh, technology, how we love you so…

Thanks to LifeHacker and 60 Minutes I have learned that we are now able to control external physical objects with our brains.

You currently have two choices in fashion wear: a skull cap or an outlet.  The skull cap is sleek, and could be worn in even the most formal of circumstances.  I’m sure the Spring line will be spruced up.  The cap uses small sensors which press against your skull to capture brain wave electrical impulses.  A conductive gel is applied through small holes in the cap to help signal capture.  Hair seemed to have a negligable effect.

The outlet is just a simple multi-pin plug poking out of the top of your skull.  The plug is rather cumbersome, but surely that will get smaller and smaller over time.  I’m thinking this whole “spike in the head” look will be coming back into fashion.  The plug actually attaches to a chip which has been implanted into the brain.  This system looks to be much more advanced and probably has more overall potential.

I have to ask though, when can I get the brain chip in Bluetooth?