Circuit-laden contact lens: science catching up with science fiction
This University of Washington story about contact lenses carrying lights and circuitry is making the rounds. One key point to make here: this sort of thing is already present in a great deal of science fiction, as a device for experiencing augmented reality. Separate appliances (glasses) haven't caught on, either in the world or in sf.
A second point: will we think of such eye-capping devices as more than Web browsers? Imagine some period of development, at the end of which the contact lens is as powerful as a smartphone. It can hold text, images, music, short videos. And it's networked wirelessly, of course, so people can connect with each other through their lenses. P2P trading in an eyeblink, as it were.
If and when this becomes reality, count me in.
I'm also thinking along the lines of making a physical work space nearly obsolete. I can do most of my work remotely as it is. Imagine not having to physically sit in front of a computer to do it...
Posted by: Wolf | January 23, 2008 at 16:05
I agree with the first comment, theres so many applications for this. On the other hand theres obvious big brother issues.
Posted by: KMcLachlan | January 24, 2008 at 08:16