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Neurable MW75 Neuro
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OpenBCI Cyton
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Neurable MW75 Neuro
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Neurable MW75 Neuro
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OpenBCI Cyton
OpenBCI
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- Sensors
- EEGEMG
- XR platforms
- —
- 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

OpenBCI Galea
OpenBCI
shipping
- 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

Neurable MW75 Neuro
Neurable
shipping
- Sensors
- EEGIMU
- XR platforms
- standalone
- Sampling rate
- —
- Wireless
- Bluetooth
- SDK
- Neurable app + Research Kit by inquiry
- Raw data access
- via Research Kit
- Subscription required
- Nofocus analytics in-app; Research Kit separate
- Best for
- all-day attention metrics, ear-EEG research, XR companion sensor
- Limitations
- ear-area montage only; not an XR display; consumer analytics focus