Published: June 29, 2009
NeuroSky Announces the Distribution of MindSet Development Tools (MDT) for Free
SAN JOSE, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - NeuroSky, Inc., the leader in Consumer Brain-Computer Interface
technologies for consumers, today formally announced they will make the
MindSet Development Tools (MDT), their SDK for the MindSet headset,
available as a free download from the NeuroSky Store (http://www.neurosky.com)
this week. The MDT allows programmers and application developers to
create software that communicates with the NeuroSky MindSet headset. The
MindSet was released March 24th at the Game Developers
Conference in San Francisco as a response to Independent Developers and
University Researchers who were interested in using the NeuroSky BCI
ThinkGear technology, but who did not have the ability to manufacture
their own headsets.
"Our technology brings the power of BCI to the mass market, it is up to
our partners and developers to determine the best applications for our
ThinkGear technology," said Stanley Yang, CEO of NeuroSky. "Our goal is
to support innovation, not to limit it, and having the MDT available for
free will allow developers to become more comfortable with our cutting
edge products. This technology provides added value to applications that
already exist and opens up opportunities for revolutionary new products."
"In addition to questions about developing entertainment applications,
we regularly receive requests from people who want to know if our
technology can be used for ADD/ADHD, games for health, sports training
and a number of others," states Tansy Brook Communications Manager with
NeuroSky. "We are currently working with a number of partners like the
Serious Games Institute in the UK, who are sponsoring beneficial games
applications, but we decided to make the MTD free to expand the
opportunities for both Corporate and Independent Developers. With the
right partners the possibilities for this technology are endless."
The eSense algorithms in the ThinkGear technology recognize a user's
brainwave activity during varying levels of attention (concentration)
and meditation (relaxation), process the information into digital
signals, and then transmit the signals to a device (typically a
computer) as commands. The MindSet can also transmit detailed brainwave
data in a raw wave form (including muscle movement) for developers who
would like more details about the measured biosignals, such as
breakdowns of electroencephalography (EEG) frequency bands like alpha
and beta.
The MindSet communicates with computers and devices through standard
Bluetooth serial protocols (SPP), and, using the MDT, developers will be
able to create applications for computers and devices, ranging from PCs
to mobile devices.
Like the Apple iPhone App Store and the Google's Android Marketplace,
applications developed for the MindSet will be able to be distributed on
the NeuroSky Store for sale and downloaded by other MindSet customers,
as well as through traditional distribution channels. This will allow
MindSet customers to buy and download all sorts of exciting applications
for use with their MindSets.
About NeuroSky
NeuroSky, Inc. is the leader in Brain-Computer Interface technologies
for consumer product application. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in
San Jose, CA, NeuroSky works with industry partners, developers, and
with academic and research institutions, to provide innovative products
and solutions across a wide range of areas.
Applications for NeuroSky's technology are as diverse as consumer
electronics, health & wellness, education & training, transportation,
market research and others. NeuroSky has developed a user-friendly
brainwave reading technology using a single (dry) sensor and onboard
signal-processing chip. For more information about NeuroSky, please
visit www.neurosky.com.
NeuroSky, Inc.
Tansy Brook, 408-200-6677
tansy@neurosky.com
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