The line between reality and science-fiction is getting harder to discern. Telekinesis has always been left to the likes of Roald Dahl and the X-Men, but London based studio This Place is currently developing an app which lets you control Google Glass with your mind.

MindRDRworks by combining Google Glass with Neurosky’s EEG mind control sensor, which wirelessly sends raw brain data of two mental states: attention and meditation. Using this data, This Place has managed to programme in functionality for taking a photo, and then sharing it on social media.

The app's algorithm seeks out any peaks or troughs in cognitive activity and associates them with yes and no answers. When a wearer concentrates in a very focussed way on something, that can be considered a peak and signify a command for yes. Conversely, when a wearer relaxes their mind or thinks of nothing, the app's algorithm interprets this as a trough, and generates a negative command.

Stephen Hawking has expressed an interest, with the hope that in the future MindRDR could give those with conditions like locked-in syndrome, severe multiple sclerosis or quadriplegia the opportunity to interact with the wider world through wearable technology like Google Glass.