Broadband Bionic Contact Lenses

By David Erickson | November 15, 2008 |

“Bionic” contact lens prototypes are in development that give us a glimpse into the future of online and location-specific communication. could potentially offer users broadband Internet access that would enable augmented reality, zoom-in vision, and location-based messaging.

Here’s the future as envisioned in the movie :

And here’s the not-too-distant reality:

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2 Comments

  1. Darkflame on November 16, 2008 at 10:33 am

    I still think decent glass’s is a more realistic first goal for AR vision.
    TOLED+LCD+WiFi+GPS….We could do it now really.
    Some reason no ones investing in them :-/



  2. Darkflame on November 16, 2008 at 5:33 am

    I still think decent glass’s is a more realistic first goal for AR vision.
    TOLED+LCD+WiFi+GPS….We could do it now really.
    Some reason no ones investing in them :-/