Apple has begun to study possibilities to allow its customers to command their iPhones using only the power of mind, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The idea, according to the US vehicle, is to use a new generation of brain implants to issue signs of neurons that would be captured and decoded by brand devices. The new technology would allow, among other things, that people with severe spinal injuries who live with diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (she) can use equipment even without having mobility in hands and arms.
The technology giant has worked with Synchron and connected a device into a brain vein of a user who already live with the brand implant to Apple Vision Pro. Thanks to the test, American Mark Jackson managed to go to the Swiss Alps and feel his legs trembling thanks to the augmented reality of the equipment. It can control your Apple devices, although usability is much slower than that faced by users who can touch screens.
Jackson, who has it, is one of 10 people who have received Synchron’s stentrod since 2019. The device has electrodes that read and transforms brain signals into icon selection on a screen.
Apple’s expectation, according to TWSJ, is linked to the development of the Neuralink implant, Elon Musk’s company. The first user of the brand implant showed that the device can capture much more brain data than stentrode. The difference is in the amount of electrodes used by Neuralink (1,000 to 16) and where the implant is placed: If Synchron positions the stentrod in a vein, Neuralk decided to put its implant directly in the brain.
On Tuesday (13), Apple announced that it is bringing a number of new features later this year to make its devices more accessible, including an expanded Braille and Zoom notes for its mixed reality headset, Vision Pro.
For blind or visually impaired users, visual accessibility features will be expanded through Vision Pro.
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This content was originally published in Apple works in iPhone control technology by mind, says website on CNN Brazil.
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