by dharden » October 27th, 2005, 10:54 pm
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I'm hesitant to label this as "mind control". Judging from the reports, it appears to affect the headset wearer's sense of balance in a way that's interpreted at movement in a given direction, and utilizes the natural tendency to compensate for that. Of course, that's just my reading of it, which may be worth exactly what you paid for it.
Given the opportunity, I might volunteer to try it once or twice, just for the experience, but I think I'd pass on having it synched to music.