"Move objects with only the power of thought is no longer subject to works of science fiction and it is now possible with equipment developed in England." [The equipment is actually developed in the US by Emotiv, and we linked it to IBM's middleware in Hursley, which made it possible to control other devices, like the fan and the car, very easily - this didn't seem to come across in the final cut!]
“The ‘behind the scenes’ look at Hursley lab on the 6pm news on ITV’s regional news programme Meridian Tonight. really positions IBM as Innovation leaders, with world leading technical talent, and features some excellent messaging from the IBMers who star in it, including John McLean, Duncan Gill, Brian Innes, James Caffrey and Kevin Brown.”
“Kevin Brown, IBM Emerging Technology Services and Nicholas O’Leary, IBM Development Lead, Pervasive and Advanced Messaging Technologies, from IBM Hursley, were featured on BBC Bang goes the theory’s one hour special Can you train your brain? The Hursley Emerging Technology specialists advised the BBC on how an Emotiv headset is a type of sensor which can interconnect brain waves with various outputs, such as a car, using IBM middleware. This showcased IBM’s innovation leadership for a smarter planet and our consultants’ expertise on how emerging technologies can be applied to solve difficult challenges and achieve ground breaking first-of-a-kind experiments.”
Husband and wife team Kevin and Sarah Brown talk about their joint project to help stroke patients communicate more effectively using a simple tech solution.
Gareth visits the largest software development lab in Europe – IBM’s Hursley campus. In contrast to the sprawling towers of Silicon Valley, this R&D centre is based in a massive historical country house in the heart of England, near Winchester. He sees the future of shopping with a demo inside their retail lab, and takes a trip on a bus that Tweets.
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"The Man Behind the Machines" - July 2012, Hampshire Life, p145/6 - About John McLean, and some of the work at IBM Hursley.
Modern Talking - Impulse Magazine - February 2012 (on mind-reading being a new way to communicate in the future).
Lots of coverage of IBM's 5-in-5 (5 innovations in 5 years), and the mind reading headset was one of those in December 2011. I've limited myself to 10 notable ones from around the world: