High-Tech Glasses Help Improve Memory

unassimilatible writes "MIT will reportedly announce new high-tech glasses which they claim will improve memory by up to 50%. The spectacles are implanted with a CPU that sends messages in the form of light to a mini TV screen on the glasses. The messages - like someone's name, or a word like keys or medicine - flash before your eyes at 180th of a second. Pardon me, but I'll wait for the reviews, since I am still smarting from buying those X-ray glasses in the back of magazines." These "memory glasses" were also discussed at the recent International Symposium on Wearable Computers.

Re:are tehy memory enhancers or.......

[synthox]

I can see it now

Microsoft is your friend..... We make good products.....Destroy all penguins on sight and become one with the collective

So...

[CSharpMinor]

So what happens if I forget my glasses?

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What about other uses?

[Chairboy]

Humorous hack: have it flash an image of a penis. If Fight Club has taught us anything (other then how to make soap), it has certainly taught us the benefits of subliminal images.

Re:So...

[stephens_domain]

You can't. The glasses won't let you.

In other news...

[cujo_1111]

In other news, beer glasses have been found to reduce your memory retention by more than 50%...

Hmm..

[NegativeK]

Subliminal porn.. It's gotta happen sooner or later..

Hey, I'm not actually typing this, am I? Wait.. The cursor is moving to the submit button! Nooo, sto

subliminal glasses

[Toasty16]

"The messages -- like someone's name, or a word like keys or medicine -- flash before your eyes at 180th of a second. It's too fast for the eyes to notice, but not the brain."

Drat, i cant find a good link about about these glasses, i saw them before at skool and they help you remember what people said!

Re:Subliminal messaging viruses

[r_glen]

"Of course, you could have it the other way to say positive things that would help you out Psychologically"

Such as... "Kill your boss"?

Re:I see great use for these

[djward]

Sitting in class... taking a test in class...

Also, would a beowulf cluster of these be useful to arthropods with multifaceted eyes?

I was going to make another karma-whoring joke, but I can't remember the name of that actress, with the hot grits and all... better find my glasses...

Re:are tehy memory enhancers or.......

[Maxhrk]

Resistance... is... fulite!

Bart to Milhouse

[Will2k_is_here]

"How can someone with glasses that thick be so stupid?"

Re:People IDing

[OverlordQ]

Killer app: once RFID tags are in garments in stores, this could indicate all the ones that would fit you. Shoppers at sales would love this

Not only would the shoppers love it but everybody else who has to see your pant size is about 5 too small.

Re:Subliminal messaging viruses

[stefanlasiewski]

Imagine hacking someones glasses to say "Kill your boss....kill your boss" Or, Kill yourself".

Yeah, I tried these glasses on once, and all of a sudden I could remember the lyrics to every song by Judas Priest...

Why am I reminded of The Jerk?

[Mr Bubble]

When Opti-grab came out, I thought it was the greatest thing ever, and I bought a pair. And this is the result. (Mr. Reiner removes his pair of dark glasses to reveal...) This little handle is like a magnet, your eyes are constantly drawn to it and you end up cock-eyed. Now as a director I am constantly using my eyes and this Opti-grab device has caused irreparable harm to my career. Let me show you a clip from my latest film where my faulty depth perception kept me from yelling cut at the proper time. (scene of a little red sportscar speeding off a cliff. Reiner yells "Cut!" just after the car goes over the edge) If I had yelled cut on time, those actors would be alive today. That's why I am spearheading the ten million dollar class action suit against Mr. Johnson and his irresponsible selling of a product he didn't even test on prisoners. Thank you.

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Re:I really hope they perfect this technology ...

[cgranade]

Hell, I need these today, and I'm 18...

Re:So...

[PD]

Rowdy Roddy Piper will track you down and shove them onto your face.