NeuroSky is working with several companies on the Project Millennia, which will be demonstrated this year at the Game Developers Conference 2008, but now the developer of the bio-sensor and signal processing technology for the customer electronics market has announced the launching of the new brainwave-controlled headset called MindSet, which reads and interprets your mental states and sends this information to different platforms using the wireless connectivity.

Based on the ThinkGear-EM technology, the headset is capable of managing the brainwaves and communicating with gaming consoles, personal computers and mobile platforms like cell phones.

As Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky declared, the new technology used in this type of headset uses the mental states of the player in the gaming.

The two new MP3 players from Samsung integrate the Broadcom BCM2048 system-on-a-chip which combines Bluetooth with FM radio chip to deliver radio broadcasts and stream the digital music wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled headphones and speakers.
Samsung YP-P2 and YP-T10 MP3 players were announced at Mobile World Congress 2008 and the first model mentioned was also recognized as a CES 2008 Innovation Award Honoree.



Why are these so special? Well, because they feature the innovative multi-user audio which allows two users of the YP-T10 or three users of the YP-P2 to listen to the same music or watch the same video stream on multiple wireless headsets simultaneously.
This works based on the Bluetooth A2DP capability and on the Bluetooth software stack and silicon from Broadcom.



Bluetooth enables other capabilities too, such as permitting the MP3 players to interact with the mobile phone models that support this connectivity type.
For example, if you connect the MP3 player with your cell phone, the devices will pause automatically when you receive a call allowing you to answer and talk.

The two new models will be available in August. Samsung YP-P2 is a video player with a wide display, equipped with music player, picture viewer, voice recording, FM radio, text, and portable file storage features.
Although it sports a 3-inch screen with a 16:9 ratio, 30 fps video playback and full touch sensitive graphic user interface, it is just 0.4-inch thick.



The othert model, Samsung YP-T10, has the main function of an MP3 player. It is also ultra slim, measuring just 0.3 inches, and it comes with music player, FM radio, picture album, video player, voice recording, text reader and game player.

The full featured entertainment device sports a 2-inch display with QVGA resolution, and delivers a clear sound enhanced by the Digital Natural Sound engine which delivers high quality sound also for earphones.

At the Game Developers Conference 2008 this year, NeuroSky, the company that developed the bio-sensor and signal processing technology, will demonstrate its new Project Millennia prototype, a multi-biosensor headset designed and created for the gaming industry.

NeuroSky is not alone in this advanced project, but it collaborates with Ascend Visual Systems, Eye-Com Corporation and Memsic.

Ascend Visual Systems is a company from California focused on video and audio solutions for the electronic products market.
It has developed the Essential Stereo audio IC family providing a clear natural sound with great effect cancelation for its headsets.
Eye-Com from Nevada is known for its Eye-Com Biosensor, Communicator and Controller, an eye frame mounted eye tracker which helps in driver and pilot safety and is capable of connecting the users to simulators, robotics, remotely controlled devices, games and toys. Its applicability is in the military, medicine and future costumer advanced applications.

Memsic is specialized in advanced semiconductor sensor and system solutions and its work is based on integrated micro electromechanical systems, also called MEMS.

The three partners will support the integration of brainwave translations, 2D accelerometer motion, eye-tracking and 3D surround sound, all these into a single headset.
According to their announcement, the new technology will be used in avatar’s movement control.
Project Millennia will build a new dimension in the interaction between the human and the machine, and the Essential Stereo technology will add the superior surround sound with natural effects but while reducing the ear fatigue for gamers.

“Eye-Com Corporation envisions that the jointly developed Project Millennia by Eye-Com and NeuroSky will greatly change the way end-users interact with the simulated and real worlds. The integration of optical and neural sensory data has the opportunity to open doors that we have never considered,” declared Eye-Com CEO Dr. William Torch. “Think about how interactive games will change by giving the end user another tool to play the game – with and without manual dexterity! Think about how the games themselves will change 2008 and the future!”

Remade is the latest Nokia cell phone concept made based on the idea of something that could help people in the future to make more sustainable choices.
Remade is made of recycled materials demonstrating that it is possible to create something new that doesn’t consume natural resources, this reducing landfill and allowing an energy efficient production.



The materials used in its construction are aluminum cans, plastic bottles and old car tyres for the keys, while its interior consists of printed electronics.
In the video above you can see a demonstration of this new cell phone concept.

After Nokia N96, it’s the turn of the N78 to be presented at Mobile World Congress this year.
The N78 is a new multimedia computer rich in features and its main attribute is media sharing, as Jonas Geust said:
"The Nokia N78 truly lives up to the Nseries promise of delivering unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences with the very latest technologies and services. The Nokia N78 empowers people to explore their passions, enjoy their favorite music and share their experiences with others and is set to continue the range of well-balanced Nseries devices such as the successful Nokia N73."



With the new mobile device from Nokia you can listen to music using the Nokia Music Store service or the FM radio, take pictures with its built-in 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens to geotag them with location details, benefit from the A-GPS technology, and use Nokia Maps and other Nokia services like Share on Ovi where you can practically share your media with the others.



The internal storage space is of 8GB so you have plenty of memory where you can gather all your favorite stuff, and only if you need to add more you can use a microSD card.
For connectivity the phone comes with WLAN and HSPDA 3G for high speed Internet access, and a 3.5 mm standard headphone slot.



Expect the model to be available on the market in Q2 2008 at a starting price of $510.

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