New app not yet approved by Google
A new app is taking the Google Glass hands-free model one step further by letting users control the device with their thoughts.
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The program, called MindRDR, uses Glass and another head-mounted
sensor to analyze the user’s brainwaves and gauge the user’s level of
focus. When the level crosses a certain threshold, visualized by a
horizontal line on the Glass interface, MindRDR tells Glass to snap a
picture. If the user keeps concentrating, the app tells Glass to post
the photo to social media.
“Google Glass cannot read your mind,” a Google spokesperson said in
an email to TIME. “This particular application seems to work through a
separate piece of kit which you attach to Glass. We have not reviewed,
nor approved the app so it won’t be available in the Glass app store. Of
course, we are always interested in hearing about new applications of
Glass.”
The app is free and open source, so anyone can tinker with it to
develop new functions. This Place, the London-based developer behind the
software, says MindRDR could be used in the future to allow people with
locked-in-syndrome, severe multiple sclerosis or quadriplegia to
communicate through Google Glass. The company says Stephen Hawking has
expressed interest in the software.
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Now You Can Control Google Glass With Your Mind | Victor Luckerson
July 10, 2014
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