Remote Control Device ‘Controls’ Humans

This device reminds me of the “Happy Helmet” episode of Ren & Stimpy where Ren is forced to wear this helmet that will make him happy (the show ends with the famous Happy Happy, Joy Joy song). The technology seems to still be early in development, but the future applications of a device like this are mind-boggling (literally). Imagine prisons where the inmates are forced to follow pre-defined paths from place to place. Imagine an army of soldiers controlled like units in an RTS like StarCraft. Imagine factory workers pre-programmed to operate as efficiently as possible in order to ensure consitent and safe operation. The next step is for an advanced computer AI to take over this technology and enslave the entire human race. We’ll all be dancing the charleston off cliffs in a matter of years, I just know it. Sure, it might enhance video games and virtual reality, but what if the games start playing us? Anybody remember when Freddy used the Power Glove on that rich kid in Freddy’s Dead? Yeah. Not cool.