HyperX is exhibiting off a gaming headset prototype filled with mind wave monitoring EEG tech to raised get your head within the recreation

Big tech loves the cyberpunk concept of brain-computer interfaces (or BCI), although I’m personally not tremendous enthused about letting massive tech anyplace close to my gray matter. EEG-like gadgets that may scan mind waves have gotten extra accessible to shoppers although, leading to a novel management scheme for Elden Ring: Nightreign if not a lot else. But maybe there’s an untapped market right here too, if a current announcement from HP at CES 2026 is to be believed.

We’ve already coated how sub-brands HyperX and Omen have been smooshed collectively for a contemporary line of gaming laptops, however HP is transferring to extra actually getting its head within the recreation. HyperX is now teaming up with start-up Neurable to develop a gaming headset that may additionally operate a bit like an EEG. Why? Apparently in a bid to “help players improve their focus and accuracy by interpreting brain activity in real time.”

And, earlier than you ask, the factor doing the deciphering will in fact be AI.

Neurable develops proprietary AI that it claims “makes it possible to integrate BCIs into everyday products creating a future where technology anticipates and responds to human intention.” The company is already offering pre-orders for its MW75 Neuro LT headphones, a set of $500 cans with EEG capabilities slated to ship later this year. By tracking brain activity, the MW75 Neuro LT offers “daily cognitive insights” in a bid to identify what part of the day the wearer’s focus is best and thereby boost productivity.

The HyperX collaboration looks like it will follow along similar lines, placing Neurable’s EEG sensor tech around the edge of the ear cups. Concept models suggest the final bit of kit will also feature a microphone arm, so you better be thinking only the purest of thoughts as you descend into your next lobby.

That said, the Neurable and HyperX headset probably won’t be getting an earful of me effing and jeffing through another ill-fated Arc Raiders match any time soon; judging by the prototype at CES 2026, the final product is still at least a year off.

TechRadar’s Matt Bolton went hands-on with the mic-less idea mannequin, noting its present heft could be unwelcome throughout longer gaming periods. However, Bolton additionally writes that Neurable’s accompanying ‘Prime’ programming designed to get you within the zone to recreation did barely, however measurably, enhance each his accuracy and response time.

In a world stuffed with distraction, it is not arduous to see the enchantment of {hardware} designed to, ahem, minimize by the noise. But if this collaboration between Neurable and HyperX finally ends up costing something near $500, I’m more likely to easily plug my ears up it doesn’t matter what guarantees it makes.