Bionic Eye Implant Available In US Next Month

Posted by timothy on Thursday November 21, 2013 @06:10AM from the I'm-a-transhumanitarianist-myself dept.

kkleiner writes "Starting next month, Americans suffering from degenerative eye diseases can get excited about the launch of the Argus II, a bionic eye implant to partially restore vision. Designed for those suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, the Argus II is a headset that looks akin to Google Glass but is actually hard wired into the optic nerve to transmit visual information from a 60 electrode array. The device opens the door for similar 'humanitarian' implants that both reduce the difficulty in getting government approval and increase the adoption of brain implants."

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Who can afford it? by TheloniousToady · 2013-11-21 06:26 · Score: 4, Insightful

Man, at six million dollars, that comes out to $100K per pixel. But if it comes with a bionic arm and a couple of bionic legs, I'm in.
(sorry, somebody had to make the predictable joke)
Re:Hard wired by PJ6 · 2013-11-21 11:35 · Score: 4, Insightful

Any signal disruption from interference would cause blindness.
... which would be awesome because then you could have LaForge moments! And say shit like "My visor just cut out, I'm getting wide spectrum EM interference!" and 'blindly' grope your date.