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NextMind Dev Kit
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Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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NextMind Dev Kit
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Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)
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Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
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NextMind Dev Kit
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Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)
0.0$
Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
Lowest price
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- historical reference for consumer visual-cortex BCI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
Cognixion ONE (Axon-R)
Cognixion
beta
- Sensors
- EEGIMUeye-tracking
- XR platforms
- standalone
- Sampling rate
- —
- Wireless
- standalone AR unit
- SDK
- Cognixion research SDK
- Raw data access
- via research programme
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- hands-free AR speech generation via SSVEP BCI
- Limitations
- assistive-focused; research/clinical access; SSVEP fatigue
Muse S Athena (Gen 3)
InteraXon
shipping
- Sensors
- EEGfNIRSPPGIMU
- XR platforms
- —
- Sampling rate
- 256 Hz
- Wireless
- BLE 5.3; USB-C
- SDK
- Muse SDK
- Raw data access
- via SDK / research tools
- Subscription required
- NoSDK raw EEG has no Premium requirement; app features $49.99/yr
- Best for
- EEG/fNIRS focus training, sleep studies, portable experiments
- Limitations
- still 4 standard on-head EEG channels; frontal fNIRS coverage