The latest advance in the great Man-Internets Fusion project: Intel is developing brain implants that will psychically interface human beings with their technology. I suppose it was only a matter of time… You have gone too far, science! Although… will I be able to use this implant to turn off other people’s cell phones and Blackberries at a distance?
By the year 2020, you won’t need a keyboard and mouse to control your computer, say Intel Corp. researchers. Instead, users will open documents and surf the Web using nothing more than their brain waves.
Scientists at Intel’s research lab in Pittsburgh are working to find ways to read and harness human brain waves so they can be used to operate computers, television sets and cell phones. The brain waves would be harnessed with Intel-developed sensors implanted in people’s brains.
The scientists say the plan is not a scene from a sci-fi movie—Big Brother won’t be planting chips in your brain against your will. Researchers expect that consumers will want the freedom they will gain by using the implant.