What bothers us about EEG device sellers

Last Updated on January 7, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

We believe that there are people who spend their whole day trying to sell EEG devices. We observed, that these persons react on us. New products appear, a new demo can be found on YouTube.

We experienced in EEG communities, that our account was locked, the titles of our post where re-edited, because they eventually could lower sales rate. We had discussions with people, about how to develop new EEG devices, and how to change those. But these people where against these modifications, since they could dilute the business.

But where is this business for EEG devices? We are very happy that we have our own journal, where we can express what we think, without that someone deletes our posts and locks our account. From our own experience, in communities in which supporters do this, the supporter behaves as if they have given up the product and are only interested in selling it.

The trend of the world is, that costs for software and hardware trops. But this hardly the case for EEG devices. One or several new products appear, which cost exactly as much as the device from another seller. They seem to have a high budget for marketing, their stores look highly fashionable. On the other hand, although the label of a well-known manufacturer is visible on the site, now signs are visible that the device is supported at all.

There were times when companies offered affordable devices for students with low-budget. But with EEG devices, it seems so that sellers try to maximize the profit from them. It is difficult to find communities for EEG beginners. But in those who exist, we have the impression, that there are supporters who try pulling the money out of the pockets of people on a tight budget, and no longer want to invest in a specific product, until it is completely dead.

The same EEG seller which claims to sell low-cost high quality devices, seem to try to keep the costs for their product high, and at the same time does not invest anything in it s development.

The same EEG seller also which claims to be a low-cost high quality brand, launches somewhere hidden on a new site a new product, which costs more than 20 000 USD.

The new device has features which seem to be adapted from Bitalino, merged with a high-tech computer game and artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, we have not recognized yet, which practical applications the new 20 000 USD device has.