New Microsoft Surface Rumored and Device That Can Manipulate Brain Activity

Not many articles on the weekend, but here are a few stories going. The rumors of a possible Microsoft Surface have been reported and a new device that can record and manipulate brain activity is ready for testing on actual patients.

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-New Microsoft Surface underway, says CEO.

The Microsoft sales for the Surface were abysmal, but the developers say that they are looking at bringing out the "Surface 2." Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang said that his company, whose computer chips power the Surface, say that Microsoft is working hard at a second generation Surface. Microsoft has already cut the prices of the original Surface a good amount and hopefully have learned what went wrong from their first product. On the topic of the Surface, Microsoft says "we have nothing to share."

-New implant device can manipulate and record brain activity.
A new brain implant device that can record brain activity and record data has been implanted in a person for the first time. A new device made by  Medtronic can adjust its electrical output in response to the changing conditions of the brain. Tests launched last Wednesday will test whether Medtronic's new device can safely record electrical activity while also delivering electrical currents.  The ultimate goal of this device is it to be able to treat and discover defects of a patient's brain.

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