Editing Brain–computer interface (section)

==Low-cost systems==
{{main|Consumer brain–computer interfaces}}
Various companies are developing inexpensive BCIs for research and entertainment. Toys such as the NeuroSky and Mattel MindFlex have seen some commercial success.
* In 2006, [[Sony]] patented a neural interface system allowing radio waves to affect signals in the neural cortex.<ref name="Sony patent neural interface">{{cite news|url=http://www.wikipatents.com/US-Patent-6729337/method-and-system-for-generating-sensory-data-onto-the-human-neural |title=Sony patent neural interface |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407071853/http://www.wikipatents.com/US-Patent-6729337/method-and-system-for-generating-sensory-data-onto-the-human-neural |archive-date=7 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
* In 2007, [[NeuroSky]] released the first affordable consumer based EEG along with the game NeuroBoy. It was the first large scale EEG device to use dry sensor technology.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8847846 |title=Mind Games |date= 23 March 2007 |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref>
* In 2008, [[OCZ Technology]] developed a device for use in video games relying primarily on [[electromyography]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocztechnology.com/nia-game-controller.html |title=nia Game Controller Product Page |publisher=OCZ Technology Group |access-date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
*In 2008, [[Final Fantasy]] developer [[Square Enix]] announced that it was partnering with NeuroSky to create Judecca, a game.<ref name="Mind reading is on the market">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mind-reader-20100808,0,6235181,full.story|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104065206/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mind-reader-20100808,0,6235181,full.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 January 2013|title= Mind reading is on the market |date=8 August 2010 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | vauthors = Li S }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2008/10/09/brains-on-with-neurosky-and-squareenixs-judecca-mind-control-ga |title=Brains-on with NeuroSky and Square Enix's Judecca mind-control game |website=Engadget |date=9 October 2008 |first=Joshua |last=Fruhlinger |accessdate=29 May 2012}}</ref>
* In 2009, [[Mattel]] partnered with NeuroSky to release [[Mindflex]], a game that used an EEG to steer a ball through an obstacle course. It was by far the best selling consumer based EEG at the time.<ref name="Mind reading is on the market"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111108025937/http://www.physorg.com/news150781868.html New games powered by brain waves]. Physorg.com (10 January 2009). Retrieved on 12 September 2010.</ref>
* In 2009, [[Uncle Milton Industries]] partnered with NeuroSky to release the [[Star Wars]] [[Force Trainer]], a game designed to create the illusion of possessing [[the Force]].<ref name="Mind reading is on the market"/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-01-06-force-trainer-toy_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Toy trains 'Star Wars' fans to use The Force |last=Snider |first=Mike | date=7 January 2009 |
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* In 2009, [[Emotiv]] released the EPOC, a 14 channel EEG device that can read 4 mental states, 13 conscious states, facial expressions, and head movements. The EPOC was the first commercial BCI to use dry sensor technology, which can be dampened with a saline solution for a better connection.<ref name="emotive">{{cite web|url=http://emotiv.com/|title=Emotiv Homepage|publisher=Emotiv.com|access-date=29 December 2009}}</ref>
* In November 2011, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine selected "necomimi" produced by [[Neurowear]] as one of the year's best inventions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://neurowear.com/?p=153 |title='necomimi' selected 'Time Magazine / The 50 best invention of the year' |publisher=Neurowear |date=22 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125122705/http://neurowear.com/?p=153 |archive-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
* In February 2014, They Shall Walk (a nonprofit organization fixed on constructing exoskeletons, dubbed LIFESUITs, for paraplegics and quadriplegics) began a partnership with James W. Shakarji on the development of a wireless BCI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theyshallwalk.org/category/lifesuit-updates-and-news/ |title=LIFESUIT Updates & News – They Shall Walk |publisher=Theyshallwalk.org |access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>
* In 2016, a group of hobbyists developed an open-source BCI board that sends neural signals to the audio jack of a smartphone, dropping the cost of entry-level BCI to £20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/icibici/smartphone-bci-hardware/ |title=SmartphoneBCI |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref> Basic diagnostic software is available for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices, as well as a text entry app for [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/ryanlintott/SSVEP_keyboard/ |title=SSVEP_keyboard |website=[[GitHub]] |access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>
* In 2020, NextMind released a dev kit including an EEG headset with dry electrodes at $399.<ref>{{cite web|date=8 December 2020|title=NextMind ships its real-time brain computer interface Dev Kit for $399|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/07/nextmind-real-time-brain-computer-interface-dev-kit/ |first=Emil |last=Protalinski |access-date=8 September 2021|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NextMind's Dev Kit for mind-controlled computing offers a rare 'wow' factor in tech|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/21/nextminds-dev-kit-for-mind-controlled-computing-offers-a-rare-wow-factor-in-tech/|access-date=1 April 2024|website=TechCrunch|date=21 December 2020|first=Darrell|last=Etherington|language=en-US}}</ref> The device can run various visual-BCI demonstration applications or developers can create their own. It was later acquired by [[Snap Inc.]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Nextmind! |url=https://ar.snap.com/welcome-nextmind |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=ar.snap.com |language=en}}</ref> 
* In 2023, PiEEG released a shield that allows converting a single-board computer Raspberry Pi to a brain-computer interface for $350.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brain-computer Interface (BCI), explore neuroscience - PiEEG |url=https://pieeg.com/ |website=PiEEG |access-date=15 August 2024 |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815000000/https://pieeg.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref>