Want to find the perfect song to match what you’re feeling? Neurowear’s Mico headphones use a brainwave sensor to detect your mood and play a song to match. Mico looks like typical over-the-ear headphones but with an EEG (electroencephalograph) sensor protruding from the front that allows the headphones to analyze the wearer’s brain patterns and determine his/her mood.
When connected to a smart device running an accompanying app, the headphones will play a song chosen from Neurowear’s database that matches the wearer’s detected state of mind. The sides of the ear pieces illuminate when music plays and even show symbols – such as Zzz – if the user is sleepy, stressed or focused.
Playing songs to match someone’s state of mind is definitely an interesting idea – kind of like Pandora, but with your subconscious choosing the playlist. It’s hard to say how accurate the song matching software is though, and it’s still a tad gimmicky (although less so than the aforementioned cat ears and tail). It might be interesting to see an inverse of the concept however, with the headphones playing an energetic song when detecting a person is drowsy, for example.
Neurowear has yet to reveal any details about when the Mico headphones might be released or at what price, but you can watch the video below to see them demonstrated with Japanese model/photographer Julie Watai.
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