Japan’s “Brain Controlled Tail”!

There are times when there really isn’t much to say except this: Japan has come up with a brain-controlled mechanical tail!

Neurowear, the company that created the cat ears controlled with your mind, apparently has created an artificial tail that wags according to the emotional state of the user. It’s currently only a prototype, but articles, pictures and videos are showing up online, and I needed to share them with you!

According to Neurowear, your mood is read by an app, which also tags your location and shared via Facebook or Twitter. This enables you and your friends to search for places those fellow Shippo wearers have found relaxing. To use Shippo, wearers must also use the brain wave reader, along with a heart rate monitor that can be clipped to the user’s ear lobe.

“Brain Wave Reader!”

According to a website, the tail will wag based on your brainwaves, and it is also able to geotag places according to the “happiness level” of the user, as the video explains it very well:

Brain-Controlled Cat Ears!

By the way, here are those “brain-controlled cat ears” in case you want some of them as well! How did I miss these?

This is genius: you attach these ears and control them with your mind. And of course, there is a video:

This is why I love Japan – they are always innovating!

Here is a great website to check out – a guy who documents his life in Japan – he’s got an ongoing collection of fun stuff to share…check it out and wag a tail!

http://www.kirainet.com/english/ – “A Geek In Japan”

So, whether you want to mind-control your ears or a tail, thanks to Japan the choice is yours!

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