The Future Is, More Or Less, Now
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a contact lens that integrates a biologically safe circuit into its design. The circuit will allow for a myriad number of possibilities such as giving pilots or drivers info on their speed projected onto their windshield or to help the vision impaired.
Of course, the lenses can also be applied to entertainment and communications purposes. They would allow videogame designers to completely immerse the player in their virtual world. One would be able to browse the internet on a floating display that only the wearer could see. I can only pray that these appear soon; I look forward to posting “Your Daily WTF”, knowing that, somewhere, perhaps on a park bench, someone is staring, an expression of pained shock and horror on their face, as people walk past wondering if, perhaps, someone should get them some medical attention.
Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision [uwnews]
Categories: Medicine, Cyborgs, Science, Mad Scientists, Science Fiction, Technology
Posted at 10:12 am on January 18, 2008
7 Comments -
sweet jebus
Comment by Melissa — January 18, 2008 @ 11:02 am
Good Lord. Just last night I was pondering the development of these with a friend online, having never heard of anything of the sort and thinking I could make my millions. Imagine my horror to wake up to this, finding I have been beaten to the punch. The Internet truly is watching me.
Ah well. It just brings the day when I can watch porn in meetings all the closer.
Comment by Matt Dovey — January 18, 2008 @ 12:08 pm
Fucking FINALLY. Blue pill for me, thanks.
Comment by License Farm — January 18, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
Rabbits have creepy eyes, even more creepy when you can see the electronic traces.
‘It took his head off!’
Fear the rabbits!
Comment by Kouroth — January 18, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
That poor bunny. It looks like it’s eye is terribly irritated by that contact lens.
:(
Comment by Oni — January 19, 2008 @ 2:45 am
put me on the list of human test subjects for these.
Comment by adam — February 5, 2008 @ 1:18 am
It looks like the online contact lenses I bought several months ago at www.onlinecontactlenses.nl
Cheers,
Marco
Comment by Marco Budding — February 6, 2008 @ 10:11 am