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EMOTIV EPOC X
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OpenBCI Galea
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PiEEG XR
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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OpenBCI Galea
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PiEEG XR
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EMOTIV EPOC X
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OpenBCI Galea
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PiEEG XR
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
OpenBCI Galea
OpenBCI
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- Sensors
- EEGEOGEMGPPGEDAeye-trackingpupillometry
- XR platforms
- Varjo
- Sampling rate
- up to 500 Hz
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi; LSL/UDP/OSC
- SDK
- C/C++ SDK + BrainFlow; Unity/Unreal
- Raw data access
- full multimodal
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- VR/AR neuroscience, HCI, synchronized EEG + eye tracking + face EMG + EDA
- Limitations
- very expensive; 10 EEG channels; tied to the Varjo ecosystem
beta
- Sensors
- EEGface-EMGEOG
- XR platforms
- Meta Quest
- Sampling rate
- 250 Hz
- Wireless
- SPI to Raspberry Pi / USB
- SDK
- open PiEEG stack (Python); LSL
- Raw data access
- unrestricted (open)
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- students, makers, low-budget BCI+VR experiments
- Limitations
- beta; requires a Raspberry Pi; DIY assembly; forehead montage