When we first heard about the Necomimi Brainwave Cat Ears from Neurowear, we thought they were a total gimmick. How could a toy actually tell the world how you're feeling--in real-time--by reading ...

NeuroSky’s brain-computer interface (BCI) technology has found its way into a variety of devices over the last few years, from the MyndPlay media player and MindSet video game headset to the XWave and ...

Warning: Necomimi cat ears may not be your thing if (1) you like to blend in with the crowd (they’re fuzzy and larger than life-size, and you wear them on your head ...

[Credit: Necomimi] Why talk about your feelings when you can flutter artificial feline ears at people? Neurowear’s Necomimi, which which will premiere in the US at Comic-Con 2012 (which opens this ...

You can learn a lot about what's going on inside a cat's mind by paying attention to its ear movements. If kitty is angry or tired, her ears may tilt away from her face or droop. And if your cat is on ...

exhibited at 'Tokyo Game Show 2012 ', which are equipped with special parts that catch brain waves and move their ears in a twirl, and also have special parts that shine up to the LED in response to ...

While we've always thought that brain-controlled cat ears are a perfectly viable business model, it's usually in a company's best interest to diversify, in case, you know, the bottom ever drops out of ...

We've seen brainwave-sensing used for mind training games, the judicious application of comedy torture, and attempting to control the nearest robot: now the technology has reached its summit, with ...

Computers that can read our every thought are still a long way off, but a few sensors and some circuitry can let some devices read some measure of our brain activity. Last year, I tested the Mattel ...

One of the fun things about writing about Japanese technology is that every once in a while you come across a device that elicits both genuine admiration and a jaw-dropping reaction. And I'm delighted ...