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Prepare to be remotely controlled. I
\n was.<\/p>\n
Just imagine being rendered the rough equivalent of a radio-controlled
\n toy car.<\/p>\n
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japans top telephone company, says
\n it is developing the technology to perhaps make video games more realistic.
\n But more sinister applications also come to mind.<\/p>\n
I can envision it being added to militaries’ arsenals of so-called "non-lethal" weapons.<\/p>\n
A special headset was placed on my cranium by my hosts during a recent
\n demonstration at an NTT research center. It sent a very low voltage electric
\n current from the back of my ears through my head _ either from left to
\n right or right to left, depending on which way the joystick on a remote-control
\n was moved.<\/p>\n
I felt a mysterious, irresistible urge to start walking to the right whenever
\n the researcher turned the switch to the right. I was convinced _ mistakenly
\n _ that this was the only way to maintain my balance.<\/p>\n
The phenomenon is painless but dramatic. Your feet start to move before
\n you know it. I could even remote-control myself by taking the switch into
\n my own hands.<\/p>\n
And a new criminal defense strategy is born….<\/i><\/p>\n
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