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Cellphone Dental Implants Coming Soon
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starexplorer2001 writes "It seems that new AT&T/BellSouth/Cingular merger might actually have some benefits, specifically in the area of pushing the technological envelope. Developers are close to releasing a cellphone device that is implanted into your molars. From the article on the HowStuffWorks site: 'Once implanted in a person's molar, the transducer caused the tooth to vibrate in response to radio signals. The physical structure of the jaw carried the tooth's vibrations to the inner ear, where the user, and no one else, could perceive them as sound. The implant's designers held dramatic demonstrations of this principle using a vibrating wand. Participants confirmed that they could hear crystal clear voices through their teeth. '"
But not available for the iPhone because, an Apple a day keeps the dentist away.
Sorry, but my head is full of ponies...
people texting are going to look ridiculuous with both thumbs in their mouth ;o)
$ strings FTP.EXE | grep Copyright
@(#) Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
It's not the voices, it's the tele-marketing people that make you go out to kill.
...and from now on, stop playing with yourself! /ref
You are modding this funny. Meta moderators: you are agreeing.
Most people aren't thought about after they're gone. "I wonder where Rob got the plutonium" is better than most get.
Does it run with bluetooth?
Ginga no Rekshiya Mata Each page.
No dear, I was just borrowing her phone.