http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2009-01-06-force-trainer-toy_N.htm
So, it seems toy companies are starting to make games that you play with your mind.... It sounds like harmless fun right now, and I'm sure it is as the technology is still primitive. But what could this mean for the world of communication? How long is it until we can just send a message to our friends with our new mindPhones or iThinks or whatever they will be calling it. Come on, they are already directing this technology towards children. Though I do think this kind of technological development is amazing, and I totally want to send random thoughts to my friends with my mind, it does worry me a little bit of the potential for chaos. When we're starting to control things with our thoughts, what will the limitations be? This is just speculation for now, but if history has told us anything it's that we will always go the next step.
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why if i havent heard about this is it already being marketed to kids? thats scary
ReplyDeleteI don't want to be one of those people who claims something will never happen and then watches while it does, but this does not seem like it will ever really be an issue. First off, scientists are still trying to figure out what causes our "thoughts", and quite honestly I don't think they will ever completely succeed. I think there is something spiritual about thinking that is related to the spirit and soul of a person. But even if they do succeed in manufacturing these toys, I'm not sure that a whole lot of people will want them. I wouldn't want something reading my mind. Then again, you never know, I could be very wrong....
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