High-Tech Glasses Help Improve Memory 272
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.
I see great use for these (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:How long until... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Subliminal Messages? (Score:5, Insightful)
People IDing (Score:5, Insightful)
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.
IMPROVE memory? (Score:3, Insightful)
Glasses New Must-Have Accessory (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Why so fast? (Score:2, Insightful)
For example, imagine using these glasses to give you directions while driving. If you have to focus your eyes on a little screen and read the directions, you're not looking at the road and probably endangering everyone else. If you just "seem to know" which way to turn when you get to the intersection, then you can actually pay attention to the road and avoid running people over.
Tooltips on reality (Score:5, Insightful)
For years, I've wanted tooltips on reality. You know, move the mouse over a button on the desktop, and a little yellow note will appear, telling you what happens when you press the button. That would be awesome as augmented reality. Fixing the engine of your car, and uncertain what that part does? Look at it for a few seconds, and an explanation will pop up. Trying to remember the name of an uncle you haven't seen in 15 years? Tooltip glasses to the rescue! :-)
What's next - scrollbars on reality? Now THAT would be useful