Apple’s new thought control protocol has now been shown in use by Synchron, a medical company that has made a prototype for using iPads solely by thinking.
Patient Mark Jackson uses an iPad solely through thought control — image credit: Synchron
Apple’s Brain-Computer Interface Human Interface Device (BCI HID) protocol is a series of standard controls presented as form of API that any developer can use. The standard was launched in May 2025, when Synchron its use with a patient learning to use the Apple Vision Pro through the system.
Now the same company — and the same patient — have unveiled a patient using an iPad solely through thought control.
