"Turn me into a brainiac!" ~ Unboxing Notion
Tags: neurosity, braincomputerinterface, bci, neurotech
Published: 2020-01-17 07:16:35

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title: "Turn me into a brainiac!" ~ Unboxing Notion
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description: An unboxing article about Neurosity's Notion Dev Kit
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This is an unboxing article about Notion Devkit, a Neurosity wearable.

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When I first came across Notion, my initial reaction was skeptical. "How could a wearable detect my thought?" But after read through reading [Neurosity's website](https://neurosity.co/), I was intrigued. As I did more research, the intrigue gradually won over the skeptical.

![Image from Neurosity Medium post](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/m216o57uxt0c5ei2quck.png)

This [You can now think to scroll](https://medium.com/neurosity/you-can-now-think-to-scroll-318ae1ab2b83) post provide enough intrigue that I went ahead to request a DevKit, and I am very lucky to get one of the first batch!

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First, this is outside of the box. All black color packaging, with Neurosity on the side.

![Black box with Neurosity on the side.](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/201cmvdwmq3dirpt4xgf.jpg)

Upon opening the box, you can see Notion and Neurosity's logo on its hard case. Also in the box is a simple flyer.

![Notion's case with the flyer that came with DevKit.](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/e179j5ozv4fckr8v2gez.jpg)

Once I unzip the case, you can see the Neurosity wearable on one side...

![Once I unzip the case, you can see the Neurosity wearable on one side...](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/30ha154dds5q9rxtj8ip.jpg)

...and the other side is a fishnet pocket with a charger, USB cable, a couple stickers, and 40 additional electrodes

![...and the other side is a fishnet pocket with a charger, USB cable, a couple stickers, and 40 additional electrodes](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/jj0kxzisdixo76cgt89n.jpg)

Let's take a closer look of these content.

![Let's take a closer look of these content.
](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/b3g6b02ru0ll7bnqw4f0.jpg)

Of course, I am mostly excited about the wearable. It required some initial charging out of the box.

![Of course, I am mostly excited about the wearable. It required some initial charging out of the box.](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/7tq3on4mwf5y0pm577kq.jpg)

Here is another angle of Notion DevKit.

![Another angle of Notion DevKit](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/omr1ftx4qxws8zy64h96.jpg)

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According to the documentation, the proper way to wear this is to be at an 45 degree angle. Neurosity claimed that "_Notion does not fit on every head the same, but it does fit all heads._" I have a giant head, but I was able to extend the Notion to the max length and try to put it on like the picture here:

_Notion's signature angle. Notice She is not looking down, her head is upright._
![Notion's signature angle. Notice She is not looking down, her head is upright.](https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/efhptx51ydns4ctcgsym.png)

Notion has 8 different electrodes touching your scalp and try to measure the brainwave. I thought it would not be comfortable to wear for a long time. However, I found that you get used to the feeling pretty quick.

Upon register my Notion, I also walk through the "Hello World" like application pretty smoothly. The software application part use Node JS, and if you are familiar with Git and a package manager like NPM, the tutorial will be very straightforward for you.

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I am looking forward to hear from community if there are questions people have, and what you would expect to see from someone who have a Notion DevKit. I have just learned this morning that [Kurt Kemple](https://dev.to/kkemple) also have one, and he has already [wrote an article on how to use AWS Amplify with Notion to visualized focus](https://dev.to/kkemple/visualizing-focus-with-neurosity-s-notion-and-aws-amplify-57gg). I recommend you check it out if you haven't. 

Thanks for reading. Leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter!