Blurry, but awesome.

[theweaselking]

US scientists have designed a bionic eye to allow blind people to see again.

It comprises a computer chip that sits in the back of the individual's eye, linked up to a mini video camera built into glasses that they wear.

Images captured by the camera are beamed to the chip, which translates them into impulses that the brain can interpret.

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[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

Cyberware! So, is the future going to be more Cyberpunk 2020 or Shadowrun?

[zenten.livejournal.com]

So you're wondering if this will result in magic powers and people turning into orcs?

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

You have to admit, that would be cool, wouldn't it?

[zenten.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

But I don't like the whole "lots of people die from this disease" thing.

[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

True, true ... that would suck, but it happens all the time anyway. Cyberpunk 2020 does seem more likely.