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Chip Allows Blind People To See
crabel writes "3 blind people have been implanted with a retinal chip that allowed them to see shapes and objects within days of the procedure. From the article: 'One of the patients surprised researchers by identifying and locating objects on a table; he was also able to walk around a room unaided, approach specific people, tell the time from a clock face, and describe seven different shades of gray in front of him.'"
I didn't see that one coming.
Hearing Implants?
Nope never heard of them
La Forge is king!
So is it wrong to goatse someone within a day of the operation?
Cemil.
I assume pre-tests were done on 3 blind mice? /ducks...
That's about what my old Apple 2 computer would do. You could play Zork on your own retina..
Way to go, Chip! I always liked that guy...
The last time there has been an article on the subject, we were at 9x9 pixels. I can infer that some parallel can be made with the general speed of progress in electronics and expect that within a quick decade it will be hi-res and not require too much power to be implanted with day-long batteries.
Also, inductive charging is quite an elegant solution in this context: no gore, all the joules.
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