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more about #thiscyborglife more comments → Duckspwn: I'm sorry to say it, but I'm in the minority who didn't like the articles at all. Ah well, to each his own I guess. #cyborgs more » spudhed: very sad to see this feature end, its had some cracking articles #cyborgs more » kingcrim84: Aimee Mullins is not a man. Anna Jane Grossman is not a man. Dr. Debby Herbenick is not a man. We are not machines called "Man." Men coined the te... more » mickleib: I really enjoyed this theme week, especially Ms. Mullins' essay on carbon fiber legs...keep it up, Giz! #cyborgs more » cheese1756: Great collection of articles guys. Cyborgs aren't that far away. #cyborgs more » Gordonium: This was a great theme week here at Giz. Thanks to everybody involved in making it happen! I look forward to This Cyborg Life 2.0! #cyborgs more » zero111311: This past week was very interesting, I haven't been on Gizmodo for a while until I started seeing these articles pop up, a lot of them are well writte... more » Jeter Hall: I'm also hearing impaired and I received the cochlear implant back in 2001. I was one of those deafies that was against CI's. Strange! It was due to M... more » joe57005: I love how people, even those with disabilities, will always find fault with, and shun another group because they are different from their own. #deaf more » aidemthgink: LDSM [www1.umn.edu] Lactic acid is a byproduct of muscle tissue and some bacteria, i.e. Shewanella, can convert it into electricity. Just a thought. more » valkilmerisawful: Where's the Carl Sagan autotune now? Come one, we all know that anaerobic glycolysis would fill a thousand 500-page volumes via "Cosmos". Now I want... more » Killjoy: Okay, commenting specifically on the Usa subset: We currently run our bodies with an enormous glucose energy excess, caused by changing the balance o... more » FriarNurgle: Your're gonna want a little lube to plug this in. #bloodbatteries more » Odin: Agree with the majority of votes, it's our minds that give us our humanity, not our bodies. Transplant me into a cat and I'm still a person that could... more » Odin: And with the exception of the two pairs of shoes none of them occupy the same equipment slot! You could wear a full set of this stuff! #skymall more » -
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This Cyborg Life Gets Unplugged
With Monday here, it's time to wrap up last week's theme This Cyborg Life, a look into the future of the machine called Man. More » -
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Can Your Body Be A Battery?
What if machines ran off biological fuel—blood sugar—from our bodies? Could we basically power gadgets on America's increasing supply of body fat and Snickers bars? More » -
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Psychic Powers, Cochlear Implants, and My Bionic Ex-Boyfriend
There were some perks to dating a cyborg. More » -
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Meet the British Man with the "Bionic Bottom"
What better way to, um, end the This Cyborg Life theme week than a post about a British guy with a bionic ass? More » -
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Careful, You'll Poke an Eye Out with That Thing
How might one repair a cyborg's eye in the future? Why, with this handy eyeball removing tool. How does one forget what's seen in this image? Macallan 12 years, neat, that's how. [Bloomers and Bows via Boing Boing Gadgets] -
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The Enhanced Human, SkyMall Style
I am ashamed of two things. 1) That in our quest for the cyborg life, we were beaten to the punch by SkyMall, and 2) that none of the following products are fake.
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How Cellphones Are Changing Our Brains
We've spent a lot of time this week discussing how we can use technology to change our bodies. But according to new research, one of the gadgets we rely on daily is already having a measurable effect on our brains. More » -
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Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception
Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. More » -
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There Shouldn't Be A GPS Tracking System In My Lingerie
I'm all for naughty, oh-come-treat-me-like-a-bad-girl-tonight scraps of lace. What I'm not such a fan of is trashy oh-come-follow-me-using-the-built-in-GPS lingerie. I don't care if it's pretty, frilly designer lingerie. It's got a damn tracking system embedded in the fabric. More » -
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Becoming a Sexual Cyborg (NSFW)
I used to think "sexual enhancement" just meant "sex toys." That is, until I started exploring the wonderful—and sometimes utterly weird—world of mechanical and electronic sex augmentations. Here's what's happening now and what will happen soon. More » -
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Finger Touching Phone Concept Gives You Touchtone Knuckles
The Finger Touching phone concept is perfect if you're not brave enough to have a phone embedded under your skin, yet still want to look trendy and futuristic. Granted you'd look dorky talking into your hand, hologram buttons or not. More » -
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At What Point Would Our Cyborg-selves Cease To Be Human?
Yes, it's the RoboCop question. How much of your body would you have to replace with machines before you could no longer be considered human? Let's break it down into percentages. More » -
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Apple iThink (It's Not Real, But You Know You Want It)
While it would be a shame to lose the understated flare of Jonathan Ive design, the prospect of a glowing Apple logo embedded in the rear of my skull would be a worthy trade. More » -
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10 Human Functions We've Already Handed Over To The Machines
One idea behind a "cyborg life" is that we look to machines to take on critical, physical roles. These 10 machines illustrate how we have already begun passing the torch on tasks we are getting to lazy to do ourselves.
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Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing Crazy Biotech Is Dangerous
We are at a biological turning point: We can invent organisms to make our drugs and fuel, even recode our DNA. It's easy to run away screaming, but author Michael Specter says we have to quit whining and face it. More » -
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Brainputer
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Meat Band-Aids and Mass Production of Living Tissue
I'm touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It's supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the center today, tomorrow the wound would heal. It's factory-grown living tissue. More » -
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EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis
Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralyzed, save for his eyes, and still an amazing artist. Seeing how he works left me with tear-streaked cheeks. More » -
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NeuroStar TMS Depression Therapy System First To Be Given FDA Approval
Last year, Neuronetics' NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system became the first device of its kind to be cleared by the FDA for treating depression. Although, the similarity to a dentist chair was probably not a great idea. More » -
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The Fashion Icons Of Wearable Computing Circa 2000
I was wondering what Aimee Mullins was running from, and now I suspect that it might've been these fellows. I'm sure they're great people, being a part of MIT's Wearable Computing team and all, but I would run too. More »
