The idea that no one has done it before is an illusion.

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Mainly, we're talking about Quick View, which loads photos on websites before the javascript to create the illusion of faster loading times.

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The eye-controlled TV we saw at IFA last year was getting quite a lot of attention, while the mind-controlled set we've also seen before was almost certainly playing a looping video to give the illusion something was happening.

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