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2004-11-19 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-11-19 3:01:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There have also been experiments (animal and human) where a silicon receiver and electrode array has been implanted in the back of the eye to directly stimulate the optic nerve. A small camera beams the image and power to the receiver. Patients can make out light/dark and blurry images. Image quality will improve with increasing number of electrodes. There some pretty cool stuff out there in electronic-nervous system interfaces.

Posted by ed 2004-11-19 6:19:04 AM|| 2004-11-19 6:19:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It consists of a smart camera-computer combo which detects and measures things such as the colour of traffic lights and the width of the road. A voice speech system relays the information to the wearer.

"Light-is-green. You-may-proceed."

VRRROOOOOOM!!!!!! *splat*

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-11-19 12:32:20 PM|| 2004-11-19 12:32:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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