Prophetic Unveils Halo: Pioneering a Head-Worn Smart Band to Amplify Wakeful Dreams and Cognitive Abilities
Prophetic, an emerging company, has introduced its innovative smart headband, Halo, designed to aid users in triggering specific brain regions responsible for wakeful dreams, thinking processes, and decision-making. Users can monitor their thoughts during brief naps, although skepticism exists among sleep experts regarding the company’s asserted functionalities.
The headband boasts a comfortable, simplistic circular design for wear during sleep, equipped with a long-lasting battery for an entire night’s use. Crafted by Card37, the same firm behind Neuralink’s N1 brain chip for Elon Musk, the wearable relies on ultrasonic waves at particular frequencies. Machine learning models, trained on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) brain data, aim to empower users to influence the onset of lucid dreams—dreams where individuals are consciously aware of their dreaming state and can shape the dream’s progression.
To operate, users need the Prophetic app installed on their smartphones, crucial for running machine learning models and analyzing data collected by the headband about the user’s brain. Eric Wahlberg, Founder and CEO of Prophetic, emphasized the company’s mission to enhance human productivity by providing complete control over dreams. He suggested that the upcoming headband’s technologies would unlock unprecedented levels of thought analysis and production, previously unattainable during sleep.
Wahlberg defended his company against claims of impracticality, acknowledging the challenges of controlling wakeful dreams due to the risk of users waking up or forgetting they are dreaming. He reassured that Prophetic’s technologies, used in Halo, build on scientifically proven research conducted at the Donders Institute for Brain Research in the Netherlands.
In 2024, Prophetic plans to explore optimal frequencies for directing ultrasonic waves to the brain, with the product anticipated to reach store shelves by 2025. Wahlberg estimates the Halo wristband’s price to range between $1,500 and $2,000, and pre-orders are currently open to the public for a refundable fee of $100. While he did not specify the number of customers who have reserved the new wristband, Wahlberg confirmed that the company had garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars in reservation requests, indicating anticipation from thousands of potential users.
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