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Neural Impulse Actuator (nia) marks a new era in gaming. Rather than being a substitute for a mouse, the nia is a pioneering new peripheral to be used in conjunction with your mouse for a more immersive gaming experience. The nia is compatible with any PC game using keyboard input? past, present, or future. Predefined profiles included with the software allow the gamer to develop their own nia?memory to launch the desired behavior of their character and shoot with the ?blink of an eye?, without lifting a finger.
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Product Type: Neural Controller
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Product Title: OCZ Technology Neural Impulse Controller
Manufacturer: OCZ Technology
Power Score: 3.1 | 3 Reviews
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Product Reviews (3)
Can't recommend
Strengths: Cool new technology, that seems to work in simple applications like the included Pong.
Weakness: Requires a LOT (many, many hours) of practice and even then, never works quite right.
In the end, I gave up and went back to a gaming mouse and my N52.
Product came with a rebate. I sent it in, complying with all rules and got a notice back from OCZ that they denied my rebate. No contact method, my UPC already sent in, no apparent recourse. Just another reason to wait until the technology matures and other vendors offer similar devices.
By Erik; - Dec 16, 2008
Not ready for prime time
Strengths: Since I was unable to calibrate the NIA on three different computers, I cannot say what strengths it may or may not have.
Weakness: I followed all the instructions and suggestions on the forums and then tried a few tricks of my own to try to get this new, promising-but-undelivered technology to work--but no joy.
While this technology may in time prove useful, especially for people with disabilities, my experience was not positive. Nevertheless, I hope research will continue in this vein, because I can imagine many uses for it other than gaming. It's possible that I received a defective unit and I am in the process of retutning the item. I may order another similar product in the future, after the bugs...
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By anonymous; - Mar 31, 2009
OCZ NIA - Will Gaming With Brain Waves Take Off?
OCZ saw an exciting opportunity to enhance the gaming experience and take PC gameplay to new heights by using technology that has helped the disabled for years. The OCZ NIA is the first commercially available BCI (brain-computer interface) specifically for PC gamers and we give it a test drive to see how it works and what is on the inside. Read on to see how the NIA turns electroencephalograph...
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By legitreviews.com - Nov 6, 2008