There’s a yet another new gaming device that purports to make you a better gamer; this time by passing current through your head to overclock your brain.
The Foc.us headset, according to its manufacturers will "increase the plasticity of your brain," and "make your synapses fire faster." and that, apparently, will make you smarter, react faster and help you pull of more headshots. The site promises that you can “Excite your prefrontal cortex and get the edge in online gaming.”
It works by shocking your brain, via four electrodes that deploy “transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS),” which has been effective in curing depression and driving demons out of people. You’ll need to use an iOS device to control just how much of a shock you’ll be giving yourself.
The Foc.us headset is available online only for US$249, because no actual stores would carry this digital snake oil. Honestly, if I was going to pay R2500 to get screwed, I’d expect Swedish hookers to be involved.
Believing that this will make you a better gamer would be like believing that homeopathy did…well, anything.
Last Updated: July 5, 2013
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:34
Riiiiiiiiiiight they are foc.ing with us
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 11:47
Yup… If you have to spend that amount of dosh on something, it better have bottles, a pole and a lot less on!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:52
A pole and a lot less on? A male stripper???
O_O
Nee ou, sies!
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 12:01
Erm nope… but if you are that way inclined, who are we to judge…
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:02
Hey, you brought up the pole dude 😛
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 12:04
But the bunch of HOT FEMALES were implied!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:05
Riiiiiight.
Anyway. We agree that the money can be better spent yes.
Beer, Biltong, Braaivleis
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 12:06
Oh heck yes… If i need to shock my brain, there are a few damn good ways to do so…
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:12
And this on a Friday…
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 12:15
actually, any day…
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:18
true that
ALKi1234
July 5, 2013 at 12:29
Nice!!!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:35
Oh man, if you can hack your opponent then you can give him FORCE FEEDBACK ATTITUDE RE-ADJUSTMENT SHOCKS!!!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:37
Oh my hat! Best idea ever!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:38
You lose match….PUNISHMENT!!!!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:39
hahaha. Duuuude. My stomach muscles are cramping from all the lulz today.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:42
I R LULZTROOPER
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:10
Or you could just make him wet his pants if get the algorithms right.
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 11:35
..
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:35
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA Just when I think I can’t hear anything more stupid.
Airborne
July 5, 2013 at 12:18
how about if they voice activate it…. you have to shout “CLEAR” before getting zapped!!!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:37
Yeah and an arm band is going to increase my balance. The perfect gaming arsenal! Balance power bands and this bad boy!
Now one only needs something that allows your fingers to move faster than they naturally can and one would be unstoppable!
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:39
I’m glad you brought that up, what are the side effects of using this while wearing with my quantum holographic magnetic bracelet while I believe in The Secret? Is it dangerous?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:39
Your left testicle will implode
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:40
That’s not so bad, luckily I have two. Wait… what… erm…
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:40
And you get this strange twitch in your right eye.
brad coetzee
July 5, 2013 at 11:41
I was a sucker once. But only once!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:37
ackbar says:
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:38
Whahahaha
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 11:53
Admiral Ackbar, we trust you.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:39
Prolonged exposure will make you look like this
Grant Hancock
July 5, 2013 at 11:39
Yeeeaah… that header fits perfectly … Mr West Dickens would definitely try and sell this to people…
brad coetzee
July 5, 2013 at 11:40
Um wow. I’d rather get pwnd in game than have that thing pwn my brain.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:40
Ummmmm….
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 11:43
A hackers DREAM! In CoD “So, my mumma did what with you last night?” http://s1.jrnl.ie/media/2013/05/homealone2electrocuted.gif
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:45
Looks like he is fapping O_O
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 11:45
Erm, what kind, no, don’t tell… 0-O
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:46
The best kind, the one where sparks are flying. Else you are #DoingItWrong
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:47
Or not using enough lotion… Too far?
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 11:48
you
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Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:50
my bad
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 11:51
hahaha, nah, not really 😉
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 11:55
He’s not enjoying it very much, is he?
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 12:01
Well, maybe this is how you become a better gamer?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:02
I’ll settle for my current gaming skills then
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:04
Me too, as terrible as they may be.
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 12:06
Haha! Me too. What a load off bulshit, this kindda crap reminds me of all those verimart ads. “What the makers of this feel when they start selling their product… http://i.imgur.com/3EwNy57.gif
Zoe
July 5, 2013 at 12:27
never seen fapping like that… *scared now*
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:28
You watch dudes fap?
O_O
Zoe
July 5, 2013 at 12:34
all the time. don’t you? 😉
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:34
Hahahaha! Nice comeback
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:38
OH MAN “comeback” while we are talking about dudes fapping.
Yeah, nice one LC
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:53
badum tsh!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:36
Well I just learned a fun fact about you Zoe.
And no, I don’t, at all, not even close, remote or distant
Tarisma
July 5, 2013 at 11:43
It also makes you
80% more attractive to the opposite sex.
Perform 6 times better in bed.
Have a 6 pack in 2 weeks.
Bake you muffins whilst your at work.
Retarded
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:43
And can be used to mind control people to make sammiches!
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:44
That sounds like the pamphlets I get at the robot for the Nigerian doctor down the road. Sounds legit.
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 11:46
#illuminati
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:47
Hehehe
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:47
#TinfoilHat
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:49
Now your Kinect will know what you’re thinking too!
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:50
I predict some Kinects will now really explode!
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 11:57
Micronati wants to take over the world and control us
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:49
Warning: Do not use for extended periods of time.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:49
lol
ElimiNathan
July 5, 2013 at 11:53
Stop use of device immediately if brain starts smelling like roast chicken
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 11:55
ok, I have a serious question. Has this thing been medically proved safe? Seriously?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:56
Good question.
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 11:57
Depends who you ask.
Trevor Davies
July 5, 2013 at 11:57
Who needs proof when you can pay a celebrity to endorse it. I’m guessing someone has.
Zoe
July 5, 2013 at 12:26
why worry about such trivial details – head shot gets new meaning!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:27
You make a valid point!
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 11:56
If I wanted to get shocked while playing games, I’ll play Bamboozle. At least you get drunk with that one.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 11:57
I love that game!
You just shout WHA and they press early!!!
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 12:04
LOL! That game is evil. Especially on the Highest setting. The more you shock, the drunker you get and your reactions gets slower. Also, you know what it feels like… So the tension becomes unbearable.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:07
I remember fondly this one time (at band camp :P) one of our friends passed out.
So we connect all 4 paddles to him, AND SET PHASERS TO STUN!!!
Oh man, the lulz, the LUUUULZ
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 12:13
Awe man. Why didn’t we think of that!?
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:14
Yeah, it was pretty special. We could not stop laughing as to top it all he broke the plastic chair as well! Oh man. This was 10 years ago and I still fondly remember it!
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:07
We play drinking Jenga. Very cool. Except if you topple the tower you get a tazer to the leg.
No jokes
CC Admiral Chief Groot Wors
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 12:21
O_O. Remind me to never play drinking games with you.
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:26
Just don’t lose dude
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 12:28
But I drink “casually” when playing drinking games… That is why I always lose.
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 11:56
Yes, because a kinect that’s always looking at you isn’t enough, now they want to be IN your mind too. Imagine the advertising capabilities of that thing…
CaptainNemo42
July 5, 2013 at 12:02
Imagine if you actually had people who spy on you via the Kinect Big-brother cam and you put that thing on your head: “Hey Bobby, come look at this idiot. lol!”
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:03
Enter the matrix…..
Scratchy
July 5, 2013 at 11:59
Foc.us? No no, Foc.u!
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 11:59
This headset + Kinect … I can just picture MS’ reaction … …
Macethy
July 5, 2013 at 12:02
Well they did make gaming sunglasses or whatever a while ago, and that seems to have sold…
Anon
July 5, 2013 at 12:04
I have to stop reading these comments!!! I’m at the office and might get some strange looks if I burst out laughing at you guys! 🙂
John Ambitious
July 5, 2013 at 12:05
I think I’ve passed the stage where people think I’m crazy.
Now I’m the creepy guy who sits alone in his office and laughs at his pc.
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:06
Bwhahahaha
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 12:08
I was on the bus once and this lady next to me just kept laughing… and laughing … was the most evil thing I have ever seen in my life….was about to chant some Latin prayer to exorcise demons
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:11
O_O
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 12:14
Exactly my reaction bro…the bus is a weird place. there was once a guy that kept calling me milky .. asking me if we going to play soccer later …. I’m pretty scared of the bus
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:16
I don’t have weird ppl come on to me.
I guess its the I WILL FORCE CHOKE YOU FOOL look I have on my face.
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 12:20
Apparently my I will choke you face = I’m a scared lil man, come taunt me 🙁 need to get some bigger pex
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 12:18
Damn man, you need to stop wearing those tiny shots and cardigan tops. Also, the alice band and tutu are NOT good ideas! trolololo
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 12:19
but…..I look Fab … 🙁
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 12:21
Mmm, now all those chaps offering you chappies outside the playground makes sense… 0-O
Umar Kiiroi Senk?
July 5, 2013 at 12:23
I thought they just like children a lot. maybe they like kids too much ….
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:26
chaps+chappies=lulz
(chaps as in chaps hahhahahaha)
Admiral Chief Groot Wors
July 5, 2013 at 12:25
HAHAHAAAAA
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
July 5, 2013 at 12:05
A good laugh on a Friday is always worth it 🙂
HvR
July 5, 2013 at 12:18
Riiiight, I think what bothers me most is you trusting a free iOS app to regulate the electric power that is being induced on your brain.
Sir Twakkus
July 5, 2013 at 12:22
Sounds WAAY too much like those wrist bands you wore to improve ones “balance and physical fitness”.
RinceWind
July 5, 2013 at 12:23
Oh, hahah! Those, the actual CEO had to come out and say that they have no scientific fact in what they claim. I think there was a pending lawsuit by someone against their false advertising. LOL
Sir Twakkus
July 5, 2013 at 12:43
Ja I can remember the whole thing came crashing down like a ton of bricks. Its just stupid that some people actually fell for it. Anyone who actually thought about it for 2 seconds would have realised it is fake. But it was all about the hype and Beckham.
OVG
July 5, 2013 at 12:25
Am I the only one who recognised West Dickens played by Don Creech do a cameo in Infinite?
When walking through the fair the Man Shouting about Vigors is WEST DICKENS.
Sageville
July 5, 2013 at 13:05
Finally, I can retire my ol’ tinfoil hat and replace it with the focused brain electricutioner!
The aliens wont see me comming!
Andre116
July 5, 2013 at 13:33
Well, there is some science behind it. Recently there was some studies done on sending electrical current through one’s brain and the effect it had on the person’s mathematical skill. They tested it on some college students and they mostly showed that it did increase their maths a bit, even for a couple of months after the study. However, that was a very recent study and I doubt that these guys would have been able to successfully implement the theory into something practical.
Andre116
July 5, 2013 at 13:39
Long story short. If you have that kind of money, rather spend it on the Swedish hookers.
LBSPhellfireAk
July 8, 2013 at 16:00
armored killer
Guava_Eater
January 9, 2014 at 14:03
The guy on their website looks suspiciously Nigerian….