Implants Allow the Blind to See

gihan_ripper writes "Neurosurgeon Kenneth Smith has performed a revolutionary operation on St Louis resident Cheri Robertson, connecting a camera directly to her optic nerve. The rig is in principle similar to Geordi La Forge's visor, albeit in very rudimentary form. At present, the 'image' consists of a number of white dots, as on an LED display. There are also governmental restrictions on this research, forcing Kenneth and his team to fly to Portugal to carry out the operation. If this technology takes off, the future will be bright for the sight-impaired."

Infrared?

[AoT]

Can I get the infrared/untraviolet model?

People of Earth

[butterwise]

Resistance is futile...

Re:Infrared?

[Adrilla]

Just wait until the X-ray version surfaces. Every pervert will have one.

Re:Infrared?

[AoT]

Hey, you got some nice femurs there, baby.

What could go wrong!

[Ankou]

How ironic, I just so happen to find this site today! Why go for this when Lasik is an easy to do at home project? Check it out here [lasikathome.com]. I guess after you sear your eyeball as in step 3, you can replace it with one of those cameras.

That depends...

[MrPower]

Maybe us geeks won't all go blind, well at least the ones of us that could afford this in our old age.

Of course that all depends on whether or not the blindness we get from wanking is caused by degraded eyes or degraded brains...

monitor replacement

[Khashishi]

Can I replace my monitor with a direct optical link?

Re:Uh?

[x2A]

" I just wish we would get our head out of our asses when it comes to doing cutting edge surgery"

Unfortunately the operation to remove one's head from one's ass is banned in America due to government restrictions :-/

Re:Turning it off?

[ampathee]

On the plus side, she could probably watch a solar eclipse without special glasses. That would be awesome.

Ooh - a pattern of white dots in the shape of a solar eclipse - spectacular :)

I can't wait...

[EverDense]

Sounds like the ultimate peripheral for Duke Nukem Forever.

Re:PRK, not LASIK

[Neko-kun]

Simple.

He can talk the talk, but he doesn't walk the walk.

I mean, he's still wearing glasses.
 
How am I supposed to trust a guy that obviously hasn't gone through the procedure himself?

breast implants?

[MikeFM]

Did anyone else read that as breast implants that let the blind see? Until i stopped and comprehended for a second I had some interesting visions flashing through my mind. Get bigger boobs and replace those nipples with transplanted eyeballs! Sounds like a character off some cheap Star Trek knock-off.

Implants allow the blind to see

[slashname3]

Did anyone else think breast implants when reading the headline? I figure they could be seeing in brail with such implants....

Scary stuff

[Kangburra]

Restistance is futile!

It's all starting to come together. :-(

Just think in a few decades...

[tubapro12]

...we'll all have cameras for eyes and direct connections to the internet from our brains like in Ghost in the Shell [manga.com]. But it are the benefits really worth becoming a "ghost in a shell"? After all just wait until you get hacked are infected by the parallel Individual 11 virus.

Upskirt

[Tablizer]

Put your "eyes" on your shoes, and walk close to some skirtage.

Re:Is that a joke or a scam?

[RedWizzard]

What's next, the home cataract removal kit? "Gutcrafters: Kidney transplants in about an hour"?

I was thinking "Lipo@home": a cheap, compact kit consisting of some anesthetic, a sharpie marker to plot out the cut, a scalpel, an adapter for your home vacuum cleaner, and a bandaid for afterwards. That should put an end to the "obesity epidemic"!

Re:DARPA

[Anonymous Coward]

First you get the wallhacks, then you build the enemy auto-recognition with headbox targetting (aim-bot), then you get the HAL legs (speed hacks), then you get the women!

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[Stormy Dragon]

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Re:Lots of possible mods

[MK_CSGuy]

It reminds me of the experiment where someone wore mirror glasses that flipped the world upside-down. After a week or so, everything seemed normal. .lla ta melborp on htiw noisiv lamron ot kcab detsujdaer I ees nac uoy sA .tnemirepxe taht ni trap koot yllautca I

The Ultimate DRM

[tradeoph]

In other news, the US congress just passed a law that would make it mandatory to fit these camera devices with a new DRM technology that blocks unlicensed contents. You will only see what the *AA (or the government) wants you to see...

Re:Lots of possible mods

[BlueLightning]

Amnd oyu rof kamign em drae hatt.