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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
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EMOTIV Insight 2.0
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PiEEG XR
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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
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PiEEG XR
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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
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EMOTIV Insight 2.0
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PiEEG XR

discontinued
- Sensors
- PPGeye-trackingpupillometryface-EMG
- XR platforms
- standalone
- Sampling rate
- —
- Wireless
- tethered
- SDK
- Omnicept SDK (cognitive load, attention)
- Raw data access
- sensor + inferred metrics via SDK
- Subscription required
- NoOmnicept licensing applied for commercial deployment
- Best for
- historical reference for physiological VR; cognitive-load research
- Limitations
- discontinued; no EEG; Windows Mixed Reality platform wound down

EMOTIV Insight 2.0
EMOTIV
shipping
- Sensors
- EEGIMU
- XR platforms
- —
- 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

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