Ctrl-labs’ armband lets you control computer cursors with your mind

Controlling a mouse pointer with your mind may sound like science fiction, but Ctrl-labs, a startup based in New York City, is working hard to make it a reality.

I recently swung by the company’s new digs in Manhattan — a high-rise suite overlooking Herald Square, a few blocks south of the Theater District. It had been two weeks since Ctrl-labs’ employees had moved into the Midtown office, lead scientist Adam Berenzweig told me, and the smell of fresh paint still hung in the air.