Who'd have thought? Samsung developing mind-controlled tablet tech

If touchscreens are the present, then perhaps touch-free screens are the future.

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lead researcher on the project, Insoo Kim, told the MIT Technology Review. "Adding more input modalities will provide us with more convenient and richer ways of interacting with mobile devices."

The researchers are working on ways to make the EEG caps easier to set up, more efficient at reading brainwaves, and less conspicuous to wear.