The Neural Impulse Actuator gaming headset works similar with the EPOC gaming headset model, which claims to be the world’s first of its kind.
OCZ’s version is smaller, supports any computer, and works together with your mouse or keyboard, allowing you to set profiles with the special software it comes with.

It recognizes biosignals from your brain and translates them into gaming actions. It can detect electro-myogram, electro-encephalogram and electro-oculogram, so it can shoot your opponent with a blink of your eye, pupil-reflex and other face expressions.
The headset is adjustable and powers via USB. In order to use it you need to have Windows XP, Windows Vista 32-bit or Windows Vista 64bit operating system installed, 1GHz processor speed, 512MB system memory and a free USB 2.0 port.

OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator was first unveiled in 2007 but entered into mass production this year. The manufacturer also announced the release of the 64bit Windows Vista drivers available for download from the official website.




Even if EPOC was the first brain-controlled gaming headset unveiled, NIA seems to be the first introduced on the market.
The price difference between the 2 models is double, meaning that while NIA retails for $159, EPOC comes at a price of $299.
The biosignals used by NIA in gaming are actually muscle, nerve and skin activity, which are detected via the 3 electrodes on the headset. It integrates also carbon fibers injected into soft plastic material, in order to enable more sensitivity compared to silver chloride sensors with clip-on interface for the wires.

"The migration to the Vista 64 environment with the unified ver. 2.0 software suite required a complete recoding of the human interface device library, but in view of the increasing acceptance of 64-bit computing, the effort was worthwhile," commented Dr. Michael Schuette, VP of Technology at OCZ Technology. "Adding the 64-bit executable into a unified driver package to embrace Windows XP-32, Vista -32, and Vista-64 once again demonstrates OCZ's commitment to the cutting-edge gaming community that is our most loyal customer base."

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