Recent advances in neurological understanding along with the development of the increasingly sophisticated equipment used in its study have led to a new television design - although the developers say that the system will work just as well in other screen centred entertainment devices. The new system relies on a lightweight EEG recording cap that the person watching television (or gaming) can wear without discomfort. Should the wearer's brain wave function fall below a certain frequency threshold (into what is known as an encephalopathic state) the television or gaming console will automatically switch off. This is particularly focused on the so-called beta waves and will trigger the shut down immediately should the frequency speed fall significantly.
According to Albrecht Hügel the inventor of the system, the device can only be turned back on by re-stimulating the brain: "We have devised a number of problems and tests designed to invigorate both beta and gamma wave activity. These puzzles, word games, and other problem solving tests will raise the level of brain activity and allow the device to be switched back on. Some people will of course resent the interruption but this system is aimed at those people who value their brain's health over the avoidance of some minor inconvenience."
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