Welcome to the Emotiv NewsFlash
This is the inaugural issue of the Emotiv NewsFlash email newsletter, a periodic update about all-things-Emotiv.

Emerging from stealth mode, Emotiv was a huge hit at the Game Developers’ Conference 2008! In the coming months you will see many developments leading up to our consumer product release. Being a part of this mailing list is the best way to stay informed!

Be sure to take a look at the upcoming Emotiv Independent Developer contest (below).

See our website for more details

Consumer Headset Announcement

The Emotiv EPOC™ Neuroheadset is the first ever high-fidelity neuro-system at a consumer price point. Following a major breakthrough in brain research at Emotiv’s lab, involving real-time classification of human thoughts, expressions and emotions, Emotiv has created a wearable consumer device that works across the population without the hassle of traditional bio-signal acquisition systems. The EPOC neuroheadset allows detailed spatial and temporal resolution of brainwaves to be observed, that is unmatched by any consumer product offering.

With its sleek design, the neuroheadset is complemented by a game and access to a next generation online portal, bringing to users never-before-possible interaction and experience. The Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset will give users a sensational experience out-of-the-box.

The Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset will be available for purchase for $299 from the Emotiv website and from select retail stores in late 2008, in time for the holidays. The exact release date will be announced later this year.

Reserve your Emotiv EPOC today!

EmoKey Software - Use the Emotiv EPOC with your existing software
In our efforts to enabled our users, Emotiv has developed the EmoKey software application in conjunction with the Emotiv EPOC. EmoKey allows you to associate any of the Emotiv EPOC detections with keystrokes on your PC. EmoKey enables all of your existing PC software to be Emotiv EPOC compatible right out of the box! In practice, this means that you can link a “smile” detection to type the “smiley emoticon” in your chat application or link a thought, such as “rotate clockwise” to a series of keystrokes such as “a-w-d-s-a-w-d-s” to rotate your magic wand!

The expansion possibilities offered by EmoKey are endless, limited only by your creativity!

EmoKey is currently included with the Emotiv SDKLite download, so you can start writing scripts today! Emotiv wants to know how you would use EmoKey? Send your thoughts and EmoKey scripts to: NewsFlashEditor@emotiv.com

Upcoming

SDKLite update and Emotiv Independent Developer Contest
A new version of the SDKLite(v6.8) will be released very soon with some highly anticpated features including:

• gyro-head tracking, imagine being able to use your head to move the mouse on the screen! (additionally, our API allows for gyro use apart from mouse control)
• a significant update to the Expressiv Suite that now includes a training function for personalizing the detection to each user
• numerous other enhancements

Everyone that downloaded the Emotiv SDKLite(v6.6) will be informed by email about the release of SDKLite v6.8

To showcase the creative talent of the Emotivated community, Emotiv will be announcing details of the Emotiv Independent Developer Contest. This contest will focus on the SDKLite offering and allow exceptional independent developers an opportunity to use an Emotiv sponsored neuroheadset in their development efforts.

Additional information will be provided to people that have downloaded SDKLite.

BBC : Brain control headset for gamers

Wall Street Journal : Videogames Expand a Popular New Phase of Full-Body Playing

ABC News : Cutting edge games unveiled in SF (video)

Discovery : Mind-Reading Game Headset to Hit Market

SF Chronicle : New interfaces for games use brain waves

Sunday Times (UK) : I'm Harry Potter and I Command You to Move

Get involved
Emotiv wants to know what our fan community is interested in! Send a message to: NewsFlashEditor@emotiv.com

Facebook Emotivated Group

We are proud to announce the Emotivated Facebook group for the fans and friends of Emotiv Systems!

The Emotivated Facebook Group