Thought to Text
We’re probably 7 years from being able to reliably use thought control as an input. About 12 years ago, my friend Sunny was showing me a brain wave band he was using to try to control a drone. The band was unreliable and while since then other commercially available devices have been reliably used for training for mindfulness, such as the Muse band, there is still much room.
Another Two Minute Papers brought up new research on thought reading to create images. You can check it out here:
What we might end up seeing is more devices like headsets able to engage commands like dismissing calls, selecting items, and taking notes by focused thought. These could even be imtegrated into ear bud type devices.
Like with voice, we will need to adjust to using non standard interfaces for interacting with technology.
