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EMOTIV EPOC X
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EMOTIV Insight 2.0
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Emteq OCOsense
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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EMOTIV Insight 2.0
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Emteq OCOsense
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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EMOTIV Insight 2.0
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Emteq OCOsense
EMOTIV EPOC X
EMOTIV
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- Sensors
- EEGIMU
- XR platforms
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- Sampling rate
- 128/256 Hz
- Wireless
- BT 5.0 + dongle
- SDK
- Cortex
- Raw data access
- via paid Premium Developer API
- Subscription required
- YesPremium Developer API licence required for real-time raw EEG in a custom app
- Best for
- mobile whole-head research, ERP/BCI experiments
- Limitations
- fixed montage; saline dries; sequential sampling; raw-data licensing
EMOTIV Insight 2.0
EMOTIV
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- Sensors
- EEGIMU
- XR platforms
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- Sampling rate
- 128 Hz
- Wireless
- BLE 5 + 2.4GHz dongle
- SDK
- Cortex JSON/WebSocket
- Raw data access
- included (consumer entitlement)
- Subscription required
- NoNo extra API licence; EmotivPRO optional for advanced recording
- Best for
- portable BCI development, teaching, neurofeedback prototypes
- Limitations
- 5 fixed locations; 128 Hz ceiling; proprietary ecosystem
Emteq OCOsense
Emteq Labs
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- Sensors
- face-EMGPPGIMU
- XR platforms
- standaloneMeta Quest
- Sampling rate
- —
- Wireless
- BLE
- SDK
- Emteq SDK (expression, valence/arousal, activity)
- Raw data access
- sensor + affect metrics via SDK
- Subscription required
- Yesanalytics platform is subscription-based
- Best for
- real-time facial expression + emotion in VR, wellbeing research
- Limitations
- no EEG; measures expression not brain activity; enterprise-only