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    MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See

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    The Mechanic Eye

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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    Not entirely comfortable with power being wirelessly transmitted... through my skull. But holy awesome.
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    Image of Phroby Phroby
    09/24/09

    @Fractal the Meek: It doesn't seem like it's any different from other radiation going through your skull, like radio waves, etc.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    09/24/09


    @Phroby: That's why I take my cue from this guy.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    09/24/09


    @Fractal the Meek: You should try Velo-stat, like my lovely assistant. [www.stopabductions.com]
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    Image of lessthantito lessthantito
    09/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_WillingToBeTased: Can I have a cute assistant too?
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    09/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_SaysHappy40thJesus: His Alieometer wasn't calibrated during original design. Clearly the pads inside aren't spaced correctly for alien frequency bands.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    If their not blind, would my Ex still screw them?
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_woot'sOffSoHard: depends...are they your buddies?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    09/24/09

    @Anonymoose: He wasn't my buddy, pal.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_WillingToBeTased: i'm not your pal, friend.
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    Image of cbstryker cbstryker
    09/24/09

    @Anonymoose: I'm not your friend, guy.
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment cbstryker was starred cbstryker was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/24/09

    @cbstryker: I'm not your bro, man.
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    Image of ppark ppark
    09/24/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: OMG, why would you do that!? You're not supposed to break the chain, what you should have done is "I'm not you're guy, bro" or something of that sort.
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment ppark was starred ppark was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/24/09

    @ppark: I'm not your guy either, bro.
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    Image of Eric Kramer Eric Kramer
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    Just wait till the 'enhancements' come out ... then plenty of people will want to sign up!
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    09/24/09


    @Eric Kramer: Sweet!
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    Image of fate47 - Meh. fate47 - Meh.
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    CORNWALL: "Lest it see more, prevent it. Out, vile jelly!
    Where is thy luster now?"
    GLOUCESTER: "On the back of mine eye
    which thou now holdest in thy cruel hand."
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @fate47 - Meh.: so what movie is that line from?
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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    09/24/09

    @Anonymoose: The play King Lear ... in case you weren't joking.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @AkkiRonin: oh? so it's a play? is that something like a straight to dvd movie?
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    Image of AkkiRonin AkkiRonin
    09/24/09

    @Anonymoose: You were joking then... got it.
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @AkkiRonin: no, you were supposed to continue and say, it's a play. something like a book. and then i was going to reference twilight, because it's probably the best book of all time. and then we were supposed to go on for around 30 more comments in an enthralling version of why won't anonymoose let this die part 2? part 1 was my goldfish that i had on life support. and by goldfish, i mean great aunt.
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    Barry99705 promoted this comment Anonymoose was starred Anonymoose was unstarred
    Image of Barry99705 Barry99705
    09/24/09

    @Anonymoose: Vampires don't fucking sparkle........
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    Image of Anonymoose Anonymoose
    09/24/09

    @Barry99705: when they're hot they do!

    *puts hands on hips and pouts authoritatively*
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    Image of Curves Curves
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    This is why I want to go to MIT when I grow up.
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    Image of selfprofessedgeek selfprofessedgeek
    09/24/09

    In reply to MIT's Eyeball Chip Could Make the Blind See
    Who's gonna sign up for this?
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    Image of bucklefilledbird bucklefilledbird
    09/24/09

    @selfprofessedgeek: Blind people. ;)
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    05/08/09

    In reply to RAPHaEL Hand Easily Grasps Heavy Cans or Fragile Light Bulbs
    They finally had to do it. Those fools! They've just doomed us all!


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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    I'm ready to buy, but where's the Features Comparison chart? For example, can I get Heat Vision Laser Beams now, or will that only be available in later releases? And is X-Ray Vision included in the base price models, or is it considered an upgrade? And if it is an extra-cost item, how does it compare to this common alternative?


    C'mon, Giz, I expect not only better reporting but also better...um...specs.

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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    04/07/09

    @bosskev: Why didn't they ever do a Superman storyline where Superman spent the day hovering outside of Lexcorp's top floor, zapping Luthor with X-rays for 12 hours?




    "You'll never stop me, Superman!"

    "You have an inoperable malignant brain tumor. You'll be dead in three months."


    "Oh. Wow. Now my plans of world domination seem kind of meaningless. I...I don't know what to say. I'm suddenly confronted with my own mortality. Do... do you know of a good hospice provider?"


    "Yes. But I won't tell you. Just because I'm a superhero doesn't mean I'm not a douchebag. Happy cancer, Lex."
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/07/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I believe Lex got cancer from Kryptonite in the Justice League series.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    Well, the webcam eye girl will be happy to hear about this: [i.gizmodo.com]
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    Geordie me up, Scotty!
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    You can get the Apple-brand eye, it is prettier and better built then all of them, but is more expensive and unfortunately is not compatible with most forms of light, only proprietary ones.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    04/07/09

    @TheCrudMan: Next thing you know, Apple makes trademark claims of ownership over both "iSight" and "eyesight".
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    It's all fun and games until someone corrupts the firmware in their bionic eye....
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    Image of William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire
    04/07/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Biological eyes are also only good as long as noone mixes methonal in your whiskey..
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    Image of William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire
    04/07/09

    @William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: Dammit, typing seems to be exceptionally difficult today:

    methonal -> methanol
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/07/09

    @William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: "Dammit, typing seems to be exceptionally difficult today:"


    BEGIN TV COMMERCIAL


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    Image of William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire
    04/07/09

    @bosskev: Seems to be muscle coordination thing, I hold out for the BCI. And if not that, then it's brain deficiency in which case the BCI might also help..
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    Image of William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire
    04/07/09

    @William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire:

    "Seems to be muscle coordination thing, I hold out for the BCI."-> "Seems to be a muscle coordination thing, so I hold out for the BCI."

    Dammit, shouldn't have gotten out of bed, today.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/07/09

    @William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: "Seems to be a muscle coordination thing,..."


    BEGIN TV COMMERCIAL 2


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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/07/09

    In reply to The Mechanic Eye
    i just want depth perception
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    01/28/09

    In reply to Neuropsychological Trick Makes Robotic Hands Feel Real to Amputees
    I wonder if it works the same while spanking the monkey...
    Would the dildo size affect your perception or just your self esteem?


    ;P

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    Image of EBone EBone
    01/28/09

    @aec007: All I know is you don't want to go all yanky on yourself with a bionic hand. What if that thing acts up and yanks it right off?
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    01/28/09

    @EBone: Well then, you'd get a bionic bone, right? EBone?
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/28/09

    @aec007: You can ask all the guys who watch porn.
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    Image of Ayeco Ayeco
    01/28/09

    In reply to Neuropsychological Trick Makes Robotic Hands Feel Real to Amputees
    Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind.

    [www.ted.com]


    An amazing talk. Phantom limb starts around 9:30 if you want to skip to it.

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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    01/28/09

    @Ayeco: That guy is amazing. Such interesting stuff.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    01/28/09

    @Ayeco: I was also going to mention that, but from the book I read, Phantoms in the Brain.
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