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A team of Japanese inventors have come with a new device that blends the country's fascination with cuteness and its penchant for experimental high-tech -- brainwave-controlled cat ears.
The fluffy headwear reads users'
"We were exploring new ways of communicating and we thought it would be interesting to use brainwaves," said Neurowear's Kana Nakano.
"Because the sensors must be attached to the head, we tried to come up with something cute and catchy."
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"But falling costs have allowed people like us to seek interesting ways to use the sensors," he said.
"Existing toys featuring brainwaves focus on controlling brainwaves. Meanwhile, Necomimi can reveal a user's state of mind. In that sense, we are proposing a new communication tool."
