DEVICE MATRIX // 19 SYSTEMS
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| Name | Manufacturer | Status | Sensors | XR platforms | Channels | Sampling rate | Resolution bits | Wireless | SDK | Raw data access | Subscription required | Price (USD) | Best for | Limitations | |
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| EMOTIV Insight 2.0Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | EMOTIV | shipping | EEGIMU | — | 5 | 128 Hz | 16 | BLE 5 + 2.4GHz dongle | Cortex JSON/WebSocket | included (consumer entitlement) | NoNo extra API licence; EmotivPRO optional for advanced recording | $499.00 | portable BCI development, teaching, neurofeedback prototypes | 5 fixed locations; 128 Hz ceiling; proprietary ecosystem | Buy |
| EMOTIV EPOC XLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | EMOTIV | shipping | EEGIMU | — | 14 | 128/256 Hz | 16 | BT 5.0 + dongle | Cortex | via paid Premium Developer API | YesPremium Developer API licence required for real-time raw EEG in a custom app | $1,199.00 | mobile whole-head research, ERP/BCI experiments | fixed montage; saline dries; sequential sampling; raw-data licensing | Buy |
| OpenBCI CytonLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | OpenBCI | shipping | EEGEMG | — | 8 | 250 Hz | 24 | RFDuino USB dongle | GUI + BrainFlow (Python/Java/C++/C#/MATLAB/Julia/Rust/R) | unrestricted (open) | No | $1,249.00 | custom EEG/EMG/ECG hardware, student BCI projects | bare board; assembly required; older radio architecture | Buy |
| OpenBCI GanglionLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | OpenBCI | shipping | EEGEMG | — | 4 | 200 Hz | 24 | BLE (dongle sold separately) | GUI + BrainFlow | unrestricted (open) | No | $624.99 | low-cost neurofeedback, simple BCI, education | 4 channels; no microSD; BLE compression | Buy |
| InteraXon Muse 2Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | InteraXon | shipping | EEGPPGIMU | — | 4 | 256 Hz | 12 | BT 4.2 | Muse SDK (iOS/Android); 3rd-party BrainFlow/Muse-LSL | via SDK / LSL tools | NoRaw EEG needs no Premium; app features ~$49.99/yr; commercial SDK licence separate | $249.99 | meditation/neurofeedback, intro EEG, large-N deployments | 4 frontal/temporal channels; 12-bit; BT packet loss | Buy |
| Muse S Athena (Gen 3)Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | InteraXon | shipping | EEGfNIRSPPGIMU | — | 4 | 256 Hz | 14 | BLE 5.3; USB-C | Muse SDK | via SDK / research tools | NoSDK raw EEG has no Premium requirement; app features $49.99/yr | $474.99 | EEG/fNIRS focus training, sleep studies, portable experiments | still 4 standard on-head EEG channels; frontal fNIRS coverage | Buy |
| Neurosity CrownLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Neurosity | shipping | EEG | — | 8 | 256 Hz | — | Wi-Fi ac + BLE 4.2 | JS/TS + Python SDK; OSC/LSL/BrainFlow/MCP | raw filtered + rawUnfiltered | NoFirst membership year included; then $29.99/mo optional | $1,499.00 | rapid dry-electrode BCI development, focus/neurofeedback apps | 8 fixed positions; ~250 g; ADC bit depth undisclosed | Buy |
| g.tec Unicorn Hybrid BlackLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | g.tec | shipping | EEGIMU | — | 8 | 250 Hz | 24 | BT 2.1 | Unicorn Suite; Python API (~$620), Simulink (~$775) paid add-ons | included via Recorder/Suite | NoNo recurring fee; developer modules are one-time paid add-ons | $1,531.00 | P300/SSVEP/motor-imagery teaching, hackathons | fixed 8-channel montage; >3 h battery; old Bluetooth | Buy |
| OpenBCI GaleaLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | OpenBCI | shipping | EEGEOGEMGPPGEDAeye-trackingpupillometry | Varjo | 10 | up to 500 Hz | 24 | Wi-Fi; LSL/UDP/OSC | C/C++ SDK + BrainFlow; Unity/Unreal | full multimodal | No | $33,990.00 | VR/AR neuroscience, HCI, synchronized EEG + eye tracking + face EMG + EDA | very expensive; 10 EEG channels; tied to the Varjo ecosystem | Buy |
| Varjo XR-4Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Varjo | shipping | eye-trackingpupillometryIMU | standaloneVarjo | — | 200 (eye tracking) Hz | — | tethered (DisplayPort/USB-C) | Varjo SDK; OpenXR; eye-tracking API | eye/gaze data via SDK | Yessome enterprise features need a Varjo subscription | $3,990.00 | high-fidelity MR, the hardware base Galea builds on, gaze research | no neural sensing itself; tethered; enterprise pricing | |
| HP Reverb G2 Omnicept EditionLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | HP | discontinued | PPGeye-trackingpupillometryface-EMG | standalone | — | — | — | tethered | Omnicept SDK (cognitive load, attention) | sensor + inferred metrics via SDK | NoOmnicept licensing applied for commercial deployment | discontinued (was ~$1,249) | historical reference for physiological VR; cognitive-load research | discontinued; no EEG; Windows Mixed Reality platform wound down | |
| LooxidLinkLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Looxid Labs | beta | EEG | Meta QuestVive | 6 | 500 Hz | 24 | USB-C to headset / BLE | LooxidLink SDK (Unity); LSL | raw EEG via SDK | No | quote / limited availability | attention/engagement in VR, frontal-asymmetry studies | 6 frontal-ish channels; headset-fit dependent; limited availability | |
| Emteq OCOsenseLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Emteq Labs | shipping | face-EMGPPGIMU | standaloneMeta Quest | — | — | — | BLE | Emteq SDK (expression, valence/arousal, activity) | sensor + affect metrics via SDK | Yesanalytics platform is subscription-based | quote (enterprise / research) | real-time facial expression + emotion in VR, wellbeing research | no EEG; measures expression not brain activity; enterprise-only | |
| Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Cognixion | beta | EEGIMUeye-tracking | standalone | 8 | — | — | standalone AR unit | Cognixion research SDK | via research programme | No | research access / clinical programme | hands-free AR speech generation via SSVEP BCI | assistive-focused; research/clinical access; SSVEP fatigue | |
| Wearable Sensing DSI-VR300Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Wearable Sensing | shipping | EEG | Meta QuestVivestandalone | 7 | 300 (600 optional) Hz | 16 | Bluetooth; LSL/TCP | DSI API (C/C++, Python); Unity/Unreal | raw CSV/EDF + LSL/TCP | No | quote | P300 / VEP / SSVEP experiments inside VR | 7 task-specific posterior channels; quote-only pricing | |
| Meta Neural Band (sEMG wristband)Last verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Meta (Reality Labs) | shipping | EMGIMU | standalone | — | — | — | BLE | not public | no public raw access | No | bundled with Meta Ray-Ban Display; not sold standalone | hands-free typing/pointing in AR via wrist EMG | not a brain interface; closed ecosystem; no researcher access | |
| Neurable MW75 NeuroLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | Neurable | shipping | EEGIMU | standalone | 12 | — | — | Bluetooth | Neurable app + Research Kit by inquiry | via Research Kit | Nofocus analytics in-app; Research Kit separate | $699.00 | all-day attention metrics, ear-EEG research, XR companion sensor | ear-area montage only; not an XR display; consumer analytics focus | |
| PiEEG XRLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | PiEEG | beta | EEGface-EMGEOG | Meta Quest | 8 | 250 Hz | 24 | SPI to Raspberry Pi / USB | open PiEEG stack (Python); LSL | unrestricted (open) | No | crowdfunding / beta pricing (low-cost) | students, makers, low-budget BCI+VR experiments | beta; requires a Raspberry Pi; DIY assembly; forehead montage | |
| NextMind Dev KitLast verified: Aug 30, 2026 | NextMind (Snap) | discontinued | EEG | Meta QuestVive | 8 | — | — | BLE | NextMind SDK (Unity) — no longer supported | no raw research access | No | discontinued (was ~$399) after Snap acquisition | historical reference for consumer visual-cortex BCI | discontinued; proprietary stimulus paradigm; no raw access |