Emotiv's headset gives users mind-control over digital objects

I've just made a small orange cube disappear with my mind. No hands necessary.

I'm testing out the San Francisco company's so-called brain control interface, the latest iteration of technology it first showed off a year ago, but which, unlike last year, is now almost ready for primetime.

The idea is a blending of hardware and software: A headset that seems a little like the one from the James Cameron-written 1995 film, Strange Days, complete with a set of sensors that are built to read your brain waves.

The software then is designed to interpret those brain waves in such a way as to allow users to manipulate objects onscreen with nothing but their mind.

So that's why I've come to this office in downtown San Francisco, where I'm face-to-face with this little orange cube. It's kind of mocking me, daring me to make it disappear.


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Lessons learned from the new Knight Rider

Knight Rider returned last weekend in a made-for-TV movie/pilot with a new car, the Knight Industries Three Thousand (still K.I.T.T.), and a new, young driver. Of course we watched it, and would like to say we learned a lot about the world and ourselves. But the lessons we took away from the new Knight Rider were more specific to driving a high-tech car while fighting crime, something we do at CNET Car Tech almost every day (except for the fighting crime part).

If you owe a gangster US$90,000, it's a good idea to get a cash advance on your credit card and play Texas Hold 'em in a Las Vegas casino. FBI agents prefer the Ford Escape. A Ford Edge can keep up with a Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang. Because of its excellent brakes, the Ford Edge is a pretty good car if you are about to get in a head-on collision with a big rig. Real-time satellite imagery is a great addition to GPS. A solar addon can boost the mileage of the Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang to 167mpg.

If someone is shooting at you, make sure the computer is on. Don't bother shaving, even if you are going to your mother's funeral.

The new Knight Rider telecasts on America's NBC February 23, at 9pm/8pm. Central.

Via Crave CNET

A Roomba for your desk

We don't know if the (mis)spelling is intentional, but here's the Robo Vacum, a desktop vacuum cleaner for your workspace. Though the picture somewhat suggests it, this cute little thing doesn't maneuver around your table by itself. You press its button found on the head, and move it to where you may have left crumbs from your Subway sandwich.

Not quite a Roomba, but that's all right since you wouldn't want something automated to fall off your table and make a mess on the carpet anyway. It's available from Wowzzers at US$18.99 and should make a cool novelty gift. Our only gripe: It uses two AA batteries and not the USB ports for power.

Via Notcot

Grid yourself for Tic Tac Toast

From the makers of the I Love You toast embosser comes yet more toasty treats. This one ignores the childhood warning from mother not to play with your food. The Tic Tac Toast stamper (US$2.99) turns your wonder slice into a Tic Tac Toe gameboard, though instead of noughts and crosses, try some saucy toppings like peanut butter and raspberry jam. Loser gets the crumbs.

Via Geekologie

Pack up your troubles in Oakley's Kitchen Sink Pack

Coming after Oakley's weird-out Medusa headbanging thing, this one's tame by comparison. Although it'll probably take several repetitions before your friends stop chuckling when you seriously tell them you're lugging a Kitchen Sink Pack (US$175).

Once those sniggers stop, you can turn them green-eyed with envy when you show off how this backpack lives up to its name. From the laptop padded sleeve to the top storage compartment that's compression molded to protect eyewear, to lockable cable zipper pulls, right down to a compartment with drainage ports for wet items. Like a kitchen sink, perhaps?

Via Uncrate

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