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Apple is adding brain control as a hands-free input option for iPhones | You could soon control an iPhone with your thoughts, using Apple's new accessibility option


Apple is getting into the brain-computer interface (BCI) business, reveals a press release from New York-based startup Synchron. The idea is to enable people with limited mobility to use iPhones, iPads, and the Vision Pro headset by transmitting commands through their minds.

The Synchron BCI consisting of a Stentrode threaded through a blood vessel, a wearable transceiver at its other end and a wireless processor to turn brain signals into commands for devices Oxley has previously said 100 million people around the world face physical challenges including paralysis that prevent them from using digital devices; integrating Synchron's tech with Apple's popular products could help make a dent in that figure in the coming years. Abhimanyu has been a trusted voice in the science, technology, transport innovations, startup and AI spaces for more than a decade at several global outlets, including three and a half years as the managing editor at TNW.

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