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Bionic Man May Soon be a Reality

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the cue-cool-sound-effect dept.

choongiri writes "The London Guardian is reporting on the creation of replacement eyes and working hands in the race to build a $6bn human. Currently being worked on is everything from bionic eyes to an entire exoskeleton enabling the wearer to carry 200lbs. From the article: 'The 1970s gave us the six-million-dollar man. Thirty years and quite a bit of inflation later we have the six-billion-dollar human: not a physical cyborg as such, instead an umbrella term for the latest developments in the growing field of technology for human enhancement.'"

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  1. The noise by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    But it's gonna drive everyone crazy making that Tf Tf Tf Tf Tf Tf sound. You go to put your arm around your date during a quiet romantic movie, and Tf Tf Tf Tf Tf Tf...

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    Table-ized A.I.
  2. Microsoft Hand 1.0 by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would kind of fear hackers if I had a computer-controlled hand or arm. Nasty pranks include:

    * Picking nose during job interview
    * Fingering your female boss
    * Fingering your male boss
    * Flipping off the cops
    * Yanking off in the restroom in front of the CEO
    * Typing hate mail to your fiance
    * Throwing the ball backward during bowling
    * Heavy thumb twiddling during a meeting
    * Pointing to the genital area of the projected Power Point figures and figurines during a presentation
    * Making the Satan sign while in a crowded elevator
    * Pressing the all the floor buttons while on the elevator with others without getting out
    * Sticking your hand into the cake at an office birthday party
    * Grabbing a turd from a public toilet and playing airplane with it

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    Table-ized A.I.
    1. Re:Microsoft Hand 1.0 by Guppy06 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Clippy: It looks like you're trying to masturbate!

  3. I see the future of Bionic Men by vodkamattvt · · Score: 3, Funny
    And it is the bionic penis. As soon as these companies realize what the drug companies found out ... boner pills and bionic penises = $$$$$$$.

    Yes Im serious, and no, I dont think it will replace my "pen-is mightier".

  4. Re:Stickin' it to the Man.... by KnightStalker · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry you feel that way, and you might be right, but, uh... I'll have a drink for you when I turn 135 :-)

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    * And remember, it's spelled N-e-t-s-c-a-p-e, but it's pronounced "Mozilla."
  5. The Geeks Will Be Strong!(er) by OutlandishMacabre · · Score: 2, Funny

    With this new power the non-geeks will bow at our feet! We are greater they are lesser! All I would need is a replacement of every limb I have to make me stronger... I am just thinking now about how much faster I could type... 1000 words per minute! WHA HA HA HA!