OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator On Track for Release

Most companies stick to one product-type, which can be a good plan or a real bad idea. For most hardware companies, such as OCZ, Corsair, Mushkin and the like, branching out is a smart move since it targets more people than just the usual hardware-enthusiast crowd. Sometimes, though, companies will develop a product so unique, it almost doesn’t even have a proper category to fit under.

One such product is OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator, a headband that reads electrical impulses in various frequency ranges and in theory, converts those to something that the computer will interpret with the help of custom-built software that utilizes DirectX to help process the inputs. So, it sounds like one of the weirdest products ever, but according to many who’ve used it, it actually works better than you’d think. Of course the most important thing, though, is that it really proves you know fashion.

Tech Report’s Scott Wasson, Photo: HotHardware

We are still clearly in the very early stages of this technology’s development, if it is to become a broadly useful form of input and control. Even with an experienced user like Dr. Schuette, the directional controls appeared to work in a fairly rudimentary fashion. As a result, I’m skeptical about this device’s immediate utility as a gaming controller.

Source: Tech Report