Augmented Reality In a Contact Lens

Toe, The writes "Bionanotechnology researcher Babak A Parviz writes about his research toward producing a computer interface in a contact lens. At the moment, they have only embedded a single LED, but they foresee a much more complex interface such as detailed in Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End. Such lenses potentially could also read human bio-information from the eye, providing medical information on the order of what is now taken from blood tests, but on a continuous basis. An example would be monitoring glucose levels for diabetics. The author states that, 'All the basic technologies needed to build functional contact lenses are in place,' and details what refinements and advances will be necessary to bring this technology to reality."

Cool

[SilverHatHacker]

This is way better than having to hold your iPhone in front of you all the time...

I have a request.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can I just get a contact lens with cross-hairs in it?

Why yes. I do play Quake III Arena often. Why do you ask?

Re:yes!

[Anonymous Coward]

Just imagine being able to watch porn while you're tagging that not-so-hot chick you met at the bar!

now anyone can be

[FudRucker]

The girl (or boy) with kaleidoscope eyes.

Why aug?

[gEvil (beta)]

Why go for an augmented reality when you can have a demented reality?

Re:Cool

[Yvan256]

Mine holds by itself [wikipedia.org].

Re:yes!

[mrrudge]

Unfortunately by using Cindy Crawford as an example you've shown your age, and by the time this reaches the consumer you'll be using it to magically replace the petunia in your garden that the cat from next door ate. At least, I think it lives next door, I've seen it around there and, oh, no, that one has black feet. Or is it the one from up the road that has, what, Cindy who ?

I've got all those!

[autocracy]

Hmm... Inertial Damper... *draws a huge arrow on his motorcycle schematic pointing to the front forks*

Heinsenberg compensator = Registered ECC setup for RAM.

Zero-point module: processor with no floating point instructions.

Re:Why aug?

[geekoid]

trust me, most of augmented reality will be demented.

Re:Science Reporting At Its Best

[$RANDOMLUSER]

After they add the second LED to the contact lens, they'll have to figure out where to put the heatsink.

A on-eye web browser! It would take...

[Anonymous Coward]

... goatse.cx to a whole new level.

Re:A 21st Century Contact Lens

[Oewyn]

Upon looking at the picture I have discovered a fatal flaw in the design.

Solar cells.

I could just see the warning on the HUD now:

"WARNING, battery low, please look directly at the sun to recharge capacity."