by Jay Garrett on January 8, 2009
This has a big promise – possibly enough to get a variety of Star Wars and X-Men followers adding this to their wish list.
Although the thought of being able to train your mind to acheive telekinesis in a Prof Xavier/Jedi fashion is pretty special.
What is actually is is a simplified EEG (Electroencephalography – a way to measure your brain sparks) based game that has a license to use the Star Wars name.
Whilst the kids will be believing that they are able to use the Force, what they are actually doing is learning to activate one part of their brain.
Which is still pretty good control I reckon.
This Force Trainer, priced at $90-$100, hooks up to your head via wireless headset and transmits your reading to the toy, which blows air and moves the ball up the chute.
Imagine Nintendo’s Brain Training but with a white ball and a clear tube.
USA Today via Geekologie
by Jay Garrett on May 28, 2008
Wanna catch up with the goings on of Wolverine, The Hulk, DareDevil and the like from the comfort of your mobile phone?
Yeah?
Well Marvel Comics wants to do just that.
A quote from Marvel (source IESB – link below):
…View digital distribution of our comics as an area of great growth potential…and also soon in mobile distribution…so they can read our new comic books on their mobile device…
My only worry is how readable will these be?
Would the mobile devices mentioned just be the top end PMPs and things such as the e-Book or do they intend including phones?
Most computer screens are either 72 or 96 dpi. The iPhone is 163 dpi, while the SE’s Xperia is rumoured to have a print quality resolution of 296 dpi.
So, in theory, Marvel and other publishers will be able to put more content on the screen or offer multi-resolution comics.
I’m quite excited by the thought of this though……….
Would you sign up?
IESB
