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  1. A book about medical microbots in the brain by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Surgical Microbot Developed

    (shameless plug) My book, Cyberchild, is about medical microbots being developed for brain computing systems getting out of the lab and causing interesting things to happen in the outside world. (/shameless plug).

  2. Other technologies are waiting in the wings by smartalix · · Score: 3, Informative · on iRex's iLiad E-ink eBook Reader is Now Available

    Don't forget that none of this development is going on in a vacuum. Cholesteric LCD (www.kentdisplays.com), Iridescent display (www.qualcomm.com/qmt), and electrowetting display (www.liquavista.com) technology are all reflective bistable formulations. Any of these could leapfrog E-ink and make a better, cheaper E-book.

    Pics of these technologies at the last Society for Information Display Show is here:
    http://www.smartalix.com/Consumer/SID/page2.html

  3. I've seen better by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Would You Wear Video Glasses?

    I saw a cooler set at Cebit. Better yet, it plugged into the phone so you could watch music videos.

    MicroOptical has better stuff, IMNSHO.

  4. Re:I predict... by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on The Future of Nanobiotech Predicted
    Well, since it directly relates to the topic, my novel CYBERCHILD is a novel about the first use of microbots to implant a computer in the brain.

    It doesn't work out completely as planned. ;-) You can check it out and download a free e-book (the paper version is on Amazon) version at smartalix.com/cyberchild.

  5. A book about nanotech and society by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Nanotechnology and Society?
    My recently-released book deals directly with nanotech and its impact on society.

    The story is about a little girl, Gordona, who is thrown into a situation as the result of being exposed to advanced technology in the form of an escaped lab animal with a bloodstream full of microbots (based on nanotech, it will be a REALLY long time before we have true nanobots). She gets "infected".

    While those near to Gordona struggle with the understanding of what happened to her, the corporation behind the research is searching for her to get their technology back.

    Set in the near future, CYBERCHILD explores what happens when advanced science meets human reality, an action thriller that explores real-world issues and the challenges presented by medical research and developing technology. The story strikes a balance amongst technology, futurism, and geo-sociopolitical economic forces.

  6. Hardwiring is inevitable by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Gates Says No to Implants
    Even if they are only used by the impaired, computer implants in the brain are inevitable. We have the developing technology, and we have people who not only need (the invalid) but want (the techie) that technology.

    Interestingly enough, my book Cyberchild deals with this exact subject.

    The story is about a little girl, Gordona, who is thrown into a situation as the result of being exposed to advanced technology in the form of an escaped lab animal with a bloodstream full of microbots. The lab was using the microbots to create an injectrable system to build a computer in the brain from the inside. (I believe that it is the installation method that deters many from the idea of a computer in their head.)

    While those near to Gordona struggle with the understanding of what is happening to her, the corporation behind the research is searching for her to get their technology back.

    Set in the near future, CYBERCHILD explores what happens when advanced science meets human reality, an action thriller that explores real-world issues and the challenges presented by medical research and developing technology.

    Computers in the brain will be an eventual commodity in the not-too-distant future.

  7. Re:Well by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Brain-Implanted Chips Allow Control of Technology

    You can also read my book, Cyberchild. It deals with a company that is exploring using microbots injected into the bloodstream to build a computer inside the skull. This avoids the primary problem with implants, the invasive surgury involved.

    http://www.smartalix.com/cyberchild.htm

  8. Re:Personal Experiances by smartalix · · Score: 1 · on Retinal Scanning Displays

    I also tried it out myself at the US Display Consortium's Annual inverstor conference in NYC last week. Impressiuve, but they still have to get the steering mirrors onto one chip. Until they do, the accompanying optics will continue to be cumbersome and expensive. It was an interesting demo, though. I believe that hi-res SVGA microdisplays in near-eye mounts are significantly superior, and much more useful in field appllications. I was able to compare the eMagin OLED microdisplay to the MicroVision device, and the OLED creates a fantastic image that is much better and therefore mopre useful. The Inviso microdisplay is based on Liquid-Crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) technology, and also provides a very good image for near-eye apps. smartalix.com