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Augmented Reality In a Contact Lens
Toe, The writes "Bionanotechnology researcher Babak A Parviz writes about his research toward producing a computer interface in a contact lens. At the moment, they have only embedded a single LED, but they foresee a much more complex interface such as detailed in Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End. Such lenses potentially could also read human bio-information from the eye, providing medical information on the order of what is now taken from blood tests, but on a continuous basis. An example would be monitoring glucose levels for diabetics. The author states that, 'All the basic technologies needed to build functional contact lenses are in place,' and details what refinements and advances will be necessary to bring this technology to reality."
This is way better than having to hold your iPhone in front of you all the time...
Funny may not give karma, but +5 Informative never made anyone snort coffee out their nose.
Can I just get a contact lens with cross-hairs in it?
Why yes. I do play Quake III Arena often. Why do you ask?
Just imagine being able to watch porn while you're tagging that not-so-hot chick you met at the bar!
After they add the second LED to the contact lens, they'll have to figure out where to put the heatsink.
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