Muse

Muse
Category	Other Head-mounted Devices
Developer	InteraXon Inc.
Announced	December 2012
Released	Developers: Consumers:
Price	249 USD (June 2016)
Operating system	none (pairs with Android and iOS)
Sensors	EEG
Weight	g (unspecified)
Controls	smartphone
Data available	Limited
Risk factor	Good
Not Standalone
http://www.choosemuse.com

Muse is a wearable headband that helps user with their meditation practice. The device measures and analyses brain signals of the user. Based on the data, it can inform the use whether their meditation session is effective and how much. To see this analysis, the user is required to install a provided mobile app. In addition to the brain wave analysis, the mobile app also offers coaching advice to users starting with midfullness meditation as well as a selection of relaxation audio.

Important Dates

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/muse-the-brain-sensing-headband#/

Public & Media Impact and Presentation

(2012) http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/06/tech/ariel-garten-muse-interaxon/

http://www.wareable.com/wearable-tech/muse-brain-sensing-headband-review-938

http://www.recode.net/2014/11/6/11632624/muse-headband-review-a-fitbit-for-your-brain

http://www.gizmag.com/interaxon-muse-eeg-brain-sensing-headband/36497/

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/lists-and-rankings/most-innovative-companies/interaxon/

http://www.choosemuse.com/blog/denver-public-schools-incorporates-muse-into-curriculum/

http://www.cultofmac.com/261581/muse-ces-2014/

http://www.choosemuse.com/what-are-people-saying/

Related Technologies, Projects or Scientific Research

http://www.healthnews.com/en/news/How-Stress-Affects-Academic-Performance/2wJiMoIl1ErOCym8JC9lWD/

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/JACH.56.5.569-578?redirect=1&journalCode=vach20

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846392/