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OpenBCI Cyton
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Neurosity Crown
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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
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OpenBCI Cyton
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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
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OpenBCI Cyton
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HP Reverb G2 Omnicept Edition
OpenBCI Cyton
OpenBCI
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- Sensors
- EEGEMG
- XR platforms
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- Sampling rate
- 250 Hz
- Wireless
- RFDuino USB dongle
- SDK
- GUI + BrainFlow (Python/Java/C++/C#/MATLAB/Julia/Rust/R)
- Raw data access
- unrestricted (open)
- Subscription required
- No
- Best for
- custom EEG/EMG/ECG hardware, student BCI projects
- Limitations
- bare board; assembly required; older radio architecture
Neurosity Crown
Neurosity
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- Sensors
- EEG
- XR platforms
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- 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
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- historical reference for physiological VR; cognitive-load research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