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DREAM TECH: NEW ‘HALO’ PROMISES INCEPTION-STYLE DREAM CONTROL

Imagine getting ready for bed, brushing your teeth, setting your alarm and then putting a device on your head that will enable you to control your dreams. It might sound like something out of a Christopher Nolan movie, but it's also the real-life promise of a new headband called Halo that's being developed by Prophetic, an American tech company.

Halo is slated for release in 2025. The idea behind it is that the headband will allow you to have more lucid dreams and enjoy greater control over their content in

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