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EMOTIV EPOC X
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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Neurosity Crown
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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NextMind Dev Kit
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Neurosity Crown
EMOTIV EPOC X
EMOTIV
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- Sensors
- EEGIMU
- XR platforms
- —
- 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
xr_bci
NextMind Dev Kit
NextMind (Snap)
discontinued
- Sensors
- EEG
- XR platforms
- Meta QuestVive
- Sampling rate
- —
- Wireless
- BLE
- SDK
- NextMind SDK (Unity) — no longer supported
- Raw data access
- no raw research access
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- historical reference for consumer visual-cortex BCI
- Limitations
- discontinued; proprietary stimulus paradigm; no raw access
Neurosity Crown
Neurosity
shipping
- Sensors
- EEG
- XR platforms
- —
- Sampling rate
- 256 Hz
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi ac + BLE 4.2
- SDK
- JS/TS + Python SDK; OSC/LSL/BrainFlow/MCP
- Raw data access
- raw filtered + rawUnfiltered
- Subscription required
- NoFirst membership year included; then $29.99/mo optional
- Best for
- rapid dry-electrode BCI development, focus/neurofeedback apps
- Limitations
- 8 fixed positions; ~250 g; ADC bit depth undisclosed