TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Hitachi Ltd. has developed a prototype remote control that allows users to operate electronic devices telepathically -- simply willing the television channel to change or ...

Of course those media center remotes do a lot more than let you control the channel ... I’d love Hitachi to bring this idea to market soon, since maybe other remote designers would pay attention.

Another feature lacking in the remote control is the ability to control other devices such as DVD players and set top boxes, a feature present in the units from Hitachi and Samsung. The menu ...

The technology could one day replace remote controls and keyboards ... even after they have lost all control of their muscles. Since 2005, Hitachi has sold a device based on optical topography ...

Of course those media center remotes do a lot more than let you control the channel ... I’d love Hitachi to bring this idea to market soon, since maybe other remote designers would pay attention.

Forget the TV remote: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity. The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi ...