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"The OCZ NIA is a very unique input device
and possibly the first true brain-computer interface to hit the
retail market. The NIA provided superior trigger response time and
the difference was quite noticeable and immediate. The NIA
configuration software is packed with numerous features and options
which render it quite powerful, but then again, the NIA is a complex
device. The configuration utility is relatively well laid out. The
NIA also won't instantly make you a better gamer, but with practice
and careful profile setup, it can breathe new life into your
favorite games and even give you a competitive edge. The NIA is an
excellent product that delivers on all advertised features.
The Tech
Report
"By incorporating an electro-myogram,
electro-encephalogram, and electro-oculogram into a small headband
and a little black box with a USB connector, the company has
developed a control system that can translate eye movements, facial
muscle movements, and brain waves into game input. As a result, the
NIA is a strange contraption that requires some very unusual
participation from the user."
Overclock
3D
"The device is certainly a revelation as there is
simply nothing else out there on the market that can compare..."
PC
Gamer
"Astonishing isn't the word for it. Astonishing
is what you'd call a chicken that can play the violin. This is
something else. This is heaven. The more you use the system, the
further it can tailor its algorithms to understand your intentions,
and the more reliable it becomes. And yes, it works. And it does
require a lot of training before you can be a serious contender in
deathmatch. But I'm going to keep at it, because I've already killed
scores of UT3 bots Predator-style, raining death down on their
little poly heads with nothing more than a glance. Still, if I may
paraphrase a famous quote, the truly remarkable thing about the NIA
is not so much that it works as well as it does, but that it works
at all."
Maximum
PC
Hardware
Info (Netherlands)
Video review of the nia at Hardware
Info TV!
TechZine
(Netherlands)
"The nia is a small device which you can
connect via USB to your PC. The nia headband transfers signals such
as brainwaves, muscle and eye movments into computer commands. You
can customize those commands to whatever suits you best. Setting up
the nia was a piece of cake and I could start gaming within minutes.
I have been playing with the nia for a while now and it is still
bizarre, it all seems very sciencefiction like. When I first played
with the nia I had my doubts but after some training, installing new
software updates, I started to really enjoy it. The nia definetly
gives you a completely new gaming experience."
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