Comments on: DARPA works on ‘virtual reality’ contact lenses http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 23 May 2013 03:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robs ContactLenses http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-29307 Robs ContactLenses Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:35:36 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-29307 Ahg! My brain is trying to wrap around how technology can fit something so small and thin on an eyeball without obscuring vision! Where's the power source? And these must be little more than a screen and receiver because I can't see how a CPU could fit in one of these little contact lenses! Ahg! My brain is trying to wrap around how technology can fit something so small and thin on an eyeball without obscuring vision! Where’s the power source? And these must be little more than a screen and receiver because I can’t see how a CPU could fit in one of these little contact lenses!

]]> By: Improbus http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-7706 Improbus Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:15 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-7706 We are the borg. Resistance is futile. Sign me up. We are the borg. Resistance is futile. Sign me up.

]]> By: Alexegz30 http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-7705 Alexegz30 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:42 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-7705 If the contact lens can focus so well, why not simply make it to correct vision altogether? You can do away with all other glasses and contacts with one product. Interface with virtual reality is coming. What will appeal to the public will be the practical uses before all the other benefits become must have's. If the contact lens can focus so well, why not simply make it to correct vision altogether? You can do away with all other glasses and contacts with one product. Interface with virtual reality is coming. What will appeal to the public will be the practical uses before all the other benefits become must have’s.

]]> By: Kristoph77 http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-7698 Kristoph77 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:07 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-7698 Tremendous!!! This tech will have very deep ramifcations throughout a wide spectrum of our society and represents a signifacnt step towards the merger of man and machine. - Instructional programs will be crazy. Download a program to help me change my alternator in my truck and Ill be given the step by step process. - Facial Recognization- pofiles of friends and accquantinces can pop up and provide me information on them, reminders of something I wanted to ask them or remind of topics to adviod. - Of course maps, navigation, and current enviromental conditions, readily available with have to pull your phone out of your pocket. The blank stares into outter space will be annoying however.... Tremendous!!! This tech will have very deep ramifcations throughout a wide spectrum of our society and represents a signifacnt step towards the merger of man and machine.

- Instructional programs will be crazy. Download a program to help me change my alternator in my truck and Ill be given the step by step process.
- Facial Recognization- pofiles of friends and accquantinces can pop up and provide me information on them, reminders of something I wanted to ask them or remind of topics to adviod.
- Of course maps, navigation, and current enviromental conditions, readily available with have to pull your phone out of your pocket.

The blank stares into outter space will be annoying however….

]]> By: Bubbaloo http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-7696 Bubbaloo Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:15 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-7696 AWWW YEA AWWW YEA

]]> By: Dan Bolivar http://www.kurzweilai.net/darpa-works-on-virtual-reality-contact-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-7695 Dan Bolivar Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:17:20 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=141061#comment-7695 Life through a GUI... I can see the practicality of this. Probably my only primary concern would be interface design the graphics aspect and ease of use. Also, have they looked into long term side effects. What happens to perception if it's consistently and constantly bombarded by additional superimposed information? How long does it take the human eye to refocus on it's surroundings? Taking into consideration that, while driving for example, a split second in delay could mean a blurry and dangerous situation. The video gaming application is very exciting, possibly one I would subscribe to without feeling like an offshoot hybrid mandroid. Life through a GUI… I can see the practicality of this.
Probably my only primary concern would be interface design the graphics aspect and ease of use. Also, have they looked into long term side effects.
What happens to perception if it’s consistently and constantly bombarded by additional superimposed information?
How long does it take the human eye to refocus on it’s surroundings? Taking into consideration that, while driving for example, a split second in delay could mean a blurry and dangerous situation.

The video gaming application is very exciting, possibly one I would subscribe to without feeling like an offshoot hybrid mandroid.

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