Users' questions

What does Emotiv Do?

What does Emotiv Do?

Emotiv Insight is a sleek, 5 channel, wireless headset that records your brainwaves and translates them into meaningful data you can understand.

What does Emotiv EPOC Do?

Emotiv EPOC is a high resolution, multi-channel, wireless neuroheadset. The EPOC uses a set of 14 sensors plus 2 references to tune into electric signals produced by the brain to detect the user’s thoughts, feelings and expressions in real time. The EPOC connects wirelessly to PCs running Windows, Linux, or MAC OS X.

Who owns Emotiv?

Tan Le
Tan Le is the founder of brain research company Emotiv, whose technology helped a quadriplegic man drive a Formula One car using only his thoughts. She spoke to “The Brave Ones” about fleeing Vietnam as a four-year-old, quitting a law degree for neuroscience, and why being an outsider is the secret to her success.

What is emotive device?

Emotiv Systems is an Australian electronics innovation company developing technologies to evolve human computer interaction incorporating non-conscious cues into the human-computer dialog to emulate human to human interaction.

What can emotiv insight do?

Emotiv Insight will provide reports, graphs, hints and suggestions allowing you to decide which factors most influence your performance in your chosen activities. We’ll also work with Developers and Researchers to help them release additional applications that support the headset.

Where is emotiv based?

San Francisco
Founded in 2011 by Tan Le and Geoff Mackellar, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, U.S.A. with facilities in Sydney, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

What is Emotiv BCI?

EmotivBCI is our flagship software solution for the brain-computer interface, built for Insight, EPOC X and Epoc+ (*). BCI is available as part of EMOTIV App providing you with a single point of access to all our software and free tools to allow you to get quickly set up with our technology suite.

How can I measure my brain waves at home?

Biofeedback headsets measure your brain waves, using EEG. They’re small bands that sit easily on your head and measure activity through sensors.

When did Tan Le find emotiv?

2003
In 2003 she jointly founded with three other partners a company called Emotiv Systems, and two years later she moved to San Francisco on the edge of Silicon Valley, the epicentre of technology innovation.

How do you use Emotiv EPOC?

Emotiv EPOC + Quick start Guide

  1. Charge your headset. Set your headset to the “off” position before charging.
  2. Hydrate the sensors. Always hydrate the sensors in the provided Hydrator Pack.
  3. Install the sensors.
  4. Fitting the headset.

Who are the founders of Emotiv Systems LLC?

Emotiv Systems was founded in 2003 by four scientists and executives: neuroscientist Professor Allan Snyder, chip-designer Neil Weste, and technology entrepreneurs Tan Le (B. Comm. in 1998 from Monash University) and Nam Do. EPOC, their gaming-peripheral, release date is provisionally set for 2009, with a price tag of US$299.

What kind of technology does Emotiv Systems use?

Emotiv Systems is an Australian -origin electronics company developing brain-computer interfaces based on electroencephalography (EEG) technology.

What does the Emotiv headset do for games?

Emotiv Systems claims the headset will make it possible for games to be controlled and influenced by the player’s mind, and facial expressions. It connects wirelessly with the PC, and may in the future work on other game platforms such as consoles.

When did Emotiv Lifesciences change its name?

In December 2013, Emotiv Lifesciences officially changed its name to Emotiv Inc. The original EPOC has been used in research and shown to deliver acceptable quality EEG for research purposes.