dc21,

I saw a documentary recently where the military were testing a new technology that would move a fighter jet by the thoughts of the pilot. I guess thats just about the same concept as the thingy in your article.
But there's a big diference between being hooked up to a machine that moves something by recognizing the different brainwave patterns that you create by thinking about something and actually moving an object at a distance by the power of your mind.
Cool thing for disabled people, though!