Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1060 Sat. May 26, 2007       StarTech The Brain Machine Japanese electronics giant Hitachi unveils a prototype model of a portable brain-machine interface, equipped with eight pairs of lasers and optical sensors in a special headband to measure prefrontal cortex activity, at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22. Hitachi made the downsized and easy to use device from medical application models, and has priced it at USD 840,000. PHOTO: AFP