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NeuroSky Chip Toy There are a few interesting companies developing "Brain Computer Interfaces" for toys and digital devices.  These devices read electrical fields above your scalp that indicate activity happening on the inside of your skull.  Though the devices can't capture thoughts, they can signal what regions of your brain are active at any given moment.  What this means is that the skin of your head can be used in lieu hand gestures, replacing a keyboard, mouse or joystick input. Developers should care about this because two of these companies are seeking our help, in that they are inviting us to code applications to leverage their consumer headsets.  My colleagues and I have been testing the different tools to see if they can socket into mobile apps for use in stress management or mobile gaming.  These tools are currently in use in the medical field for those who lack the ability to leverage conventional computer interfaces.  The question is whet...