I tried the wristband that lets you control computers with your brain

Thomas Reardon, the CEO and co-founder of neuroscience startup CTRL-Labs, does not want to hear about brain implants.

“There’s nothing you can do with a chip in your brain that we can’t do better,” Reardon tells me during a visit to CTRL-Labs’ cramped Manhattan office. Between us on a conference table, there’s a device that could make keyboards, mice, and touchscreens nearly obsolete — or at least, that’s what CTRL-Labs is claiming. It’s the prototype of a product called CTRL-kit, and it looks like a cyberpunk bandolier bracelet. A few weeks later, when I visit a second time, I’ll be using it to slice fruit with my mind.

Founded in 2015, CTRL-Labs makes brain-machine interfaces, which are devices that translate mental activity into...

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