They have this implant that allows blind people to see. What they do is implant electrodes in your brain, and a sensor in the eye sends signals to the electrodes to stimulate the brain and create pictures. It's still experimental but it works.

What if we implanted the sensors on fingertips? I don't know why, but I think it would be awesome to have eyes on my fingers.

Easier to look behind furniture...

When you're fumbling behind something trying to grab a dropped object that you can't locate because you can't see it....

Peek around corners without people seeing you....

The possibilities are endless.

Of course, the technology would have to improve a bit to be as good as regular sight, but as I said, it's still in development. For those people that don't want implants in their fingertips, they can get a glove with the sensor.
-- DesertFox, Feb 02 2005

http://www-personal...bs/smseeinghand.jpg [half, Feb 03 2005]

You'd never pick your nose or scratch yourself again.
-- Detly, Feb 03 2005


Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Nice link half.
-- DesertFox, Feb 03 2005


I think I've read all of Card's books. I don't remember that.
-- DesertFox, Feb 03 2005


Wow, in poker you could see all the cards as you were dealing. But, playing the piano or typing would be sheer torture.
-- phundug, Feb 03 2005


One doesn't use sight for playing the piano. Well, those for who it is innately imprinted, don't.
-- bristolz, Feb 03 2005


Back in my auto mechanic days I always wished for this when I was working under dashboards.....but, ah, the exquisite agony when you slammed your finger in a door.

It's all good fun until somebody gets an eye put out.
-- normzone, Feb 03 2005



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