Listen up, folks. So, there’s this thing with Gabe Newell. You know, the guy behind Valve? Yeah, him. Well, turns out, he’s dipping his toes—or maybe it’s more like diving headfirst—into neural chips. His company, Starfish Neuroscience, is cooking up this custom chip, all about brain-computer interfaces. And apparently, it’s not some far-off sci-fi dream. Nope, it’s closer than you’d imagine.
Anyway, they posted something on their blog. Who reads those, right? But this one’s kinda juicy. It’s about this tiny, super-efficient brain chip they’re making with imec. Don’t ask me who they are—some R&D big shots, I guess. This chip isn’t just about turning brains into tech playgrounds; it’s gonna read and zaps neurons or something. Pretty wild if you ask me.
Picture this: a wireless, battery-free thingy talking to your brain like it’s no big deal. “Read and write,” they say. I always thought that was more for books and less for brains, but here we are.
Let me just sidetrack for a sec—maybe it’s the caffeine talking, but doesn’t this sound like we’re inching towards something out of a sci-fi flick? I half expect Matrix pods to show up any day now. Okay, back to the chip. It’s trying to fix those big, clunky brain devices we’ve now. The Elon Musk kind, you know? They’re like the old-school Nokias of brain tech. Starfish is aiming for something more like the sleekness of a new phone—if that makes sense.
And can we talk about size? This chip is like 2 by 4 millimeters. That’s tiny! Imagine reading that on a tech sheet and realizing it’s the brainchild of the dude who brought us Half-Life. Wild times, my friends.
Quick specs—because who doesn’t love those? 1.1 mW power, 32 electrodes, digital processing, and all those techy buzzwords. I mean, I barely follow, but I guess it’s a big deal. Apparently, they’re on the hunt for early collabs to play around with this tech, maybe reshape the future or something. No biggie.
Oh, and Newell? He has this whole Matrix vibe, talking future medicine and neural hooks. Seriously, it’s like he sees us in headsets with wires coming out. And that 2023 chat he had? He says brain stuff’s more doable than feeling cold. Like, what?
And remember Mike Ambinder from Valve? He dabbled in gaming with this tech stuff. His take? Games could get real deep with brain-data feedback. Makes you wonder—how immersive does this stuff get before it’s too much?
A nod to Brad Lynch, “SadlyItsBradley”, for bringing this gem our way. Ain’t it something?
