11-20-2003, 11:00 PM
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A 'Brain Charger': The Ultimate PDA Accessory?
"For those cynics who said nothing new would be unveiled at Comdex, South Korean start-up DreamFree counters with the Peeg, a peripheral for PDAs that is said to stimulate brain activity. Peeg, short for "personal electroencephalogram," is designed to stimulate different types of brain waves by sending positive waves to the wearer, said Joonon Moon, a director in the planning department at Seoul-based DreamFree. Company literature says Peeg is the "world's best mobile digital brain charger."
The Peeg consists of a software application for Microsoft Pocket PC, headphones and a set of silver eyeglasses that look like the sort of thing triathletes wear. The lenses are made of opaque plastic. When the PDA application is set on "concentration," rhythmic pinging sounds are heard in the earphones while lights flash off and on inside the glasses. Users close their eyes, so they only faintly perceive the light pulses. The frequency of the pings and the lights are meant to be synchronized so that they induce brain waves of the same frequency. By altering brain wave frequencies, Peeg can alter moods, Moon said."
Looks goofy, but if it works, this might be something I need to get my hands on. My brain feels tired a lot. :-)
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11-20-2003, 11:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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It's Lt. Jordi LaForge! 8O
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11-20-2003, 11:40 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Krap like this has been around for years! They have just connected to a PocketPC and chaged more for it.
You can build the same thing with a few dollars of parts from Radio Shack.
Why is all this hookey stuff showing up again? :roll:
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11-20-2003, 11:53 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
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Yeah, I actually have one of the original units in a box somewhere. There are a bunch of settings you adjust by punching in a code that come from a book and each number relates to a setting like "better sleep", brain stimulator", 15 nap invigorator", etc. It would play �delta� or �theta� waves via headphones if I remember correctly or you could hook up a walkman and the LEDS mounted in the glasses would pulse with the sounds and are supposed to induce the setting you have punched in.
As I recall, they were kind of cool, and relaxing, an aid to mediation at best. This looks like they have attached the glasses part to a PocketPC instead of the black box.
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11-21-2003, 12:32 AM
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I had an EEG once. I don't know if it detected any brain activity.
This sounds interesting for relaxation, except for the goofy-looking glasses. I wonder if this could be implemented using Subliminal Memory Glasses. Subliminal relaxation?
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Originally Posted by MaximumPDA
Yeah, I actually have one of the original units in a box somewhere. There are a bunch of settings you adjust by punching in a code that come from a book and each number relates to a setting like "better sleep", brain stimulator", 15 nap invigorator", etc. It would play �delta� or �theta� waves via headphones if I remember correct
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How does it function using only one earphone? I have a good ear and a not-so-good ear.
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11-21-2003, 12:44 AM
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Intellectual
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Wonder if it can correct my astigmatism while its' working... 8O
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11-21-2003, 12:58 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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What if your Pocket PC locked up while you were using it :?:
Would your brian also freeze?
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11-21-2003, 01:43 AM
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Man, I could really use something like that while I'm driving...
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11-21-2003, 02:44 AM
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Intellectual
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Originally Posted by BugDude10
Man, I could really use something like that while I'm driving...
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I think half the people in Seattle are already 
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11-21-2003, 05:48 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Originally Posted by kamware
Krap like this has been around for years! They have just connected to a PocketPC and chaged more for it.
You can build the same thing with a few dollars of parts from Radio Shack.
Why is all this hookey stuff showing up again? :roll:
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Ah, I see why... It's a Korean company. There is an entire industry based just on these kinds of devices to help students "learn" more efficiently. Essentially it is just a glorified relaxation device... with tons of testimonials from "scientific doctors". University entrance exams are unbelieveably competitive there... basically high school entails getting just four hours of sleep a night for these kids so I guess the device can be a kind of pressure release value.
I even saw one of these things marketed by a dodgy religious sect in Korea (I was covering it for my newspaper).
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