Layout objects control more than just the size and position of their views.

布局对象控制的不仅仅是大小和位置。

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By reading user brainwaves, the headset makes it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with your thoughts.

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Thus Paul Sharits's stroboscopic flicker film "Epileptic Seizure Comparison" (1976) appears near images of what in psychiatry have been dubbed "influencing machines, " mechanical objects that some schizophrenics imagine control their thoughts and actions.

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SmartThings promises to let you do just that, offering a system that connects everyday physical objects to a cloud-based control center.

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