connorspeers: LED Lights Make Augmented Vision a Reality Okay, this is just freaky. We know LED lights are versatile enough to be used for practically anything, but LED contact lenses? Really?! Yes, as it turns out, really. University of Washington researchers have figured out how to implant semitransparent red and blue LED lights in contact lenses, for the purpose of receiving and displaying data in sharp visual images and video. This means wearers will literally be able to watch TV or view photos that are projected directly onto their eyeballs. Once miniature green LEDs are developed (and they’re in the works, as of now), full color displays will be possible. Once that happens, the possibilities are endless. Think about everything your smart phone can do right now, and imagine the same being possible for your eyeball. This news is a little scary and a lot fascinating, if you ask me—at the very least, with LED contact lenses, your hands would be free to pet your robot or tinker with your hover board. Lead researcher Babak Parvis comments “You won’t necessarily have to shift your focus to see the image generated by the contact lens,” it would just appear in front of you and your view of the real world will be completely unobstructed when the display is turned off. Ah, the real world. With augmented reality becoming a reality, it feels like the real world is fast becoming a relic of the past.
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LED Lights Make Augmented Vision a Reality

Okay, this is just freaky. We know LED lights are versatile enough to be used for practically anything, but LED contact lenses? Really?! Yes, as it turns out, really. University of Washington researchers have figured out how to implant semitransparent red and blue LED lights in contact lenses, for the purpose of receiving and displaying data in sharp visual images and video. This means wearers will literally be able to watch TV or view photos that are projected directly onto their eyeballs.

Once miniature green LEDs are developed (and they’re in the works, as of now), full color displays will be possible. Once that happens, the possibilities are endless. Think about everything your smart phone can do right now, and imagine the same being possible for your eyeball. This news is a little scary and a lot fascinating, if you ask me—at the very least, with LED contact lenses, your hands would be free to pet your robot or tinker with your hover board.

Lead researcher Babak Parvis comments “You won’t necessarily have to shift your focus to see the image generated by the contact lens,” it would just appear in front of you and your view of the real world will be completely unobstructed when the display is turned off.

Ah, the real world. With augmented reality becoming a reality, it feels like the real world is fast becoming a relic of the past.

(via gadget-review)

Source: elementalled.com

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  1. muffinaction reblogged this from maddswashere and added:
    Can I have these please!
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    waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnntttt!!
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  5. xtwilighttulip reblogged this from potatotits and added:
    All I’m thinking...eye phone from Futurama
  6. eclectic-ellie reblogged this from dappermockingjay and added:
    First the surveillance hummingbirds like THG and now this? It’s the Uglies! :D
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    OMG UGLIES TRILOGY!!! ANYONE? YES? YES?! OMG WESTERFELD FTW! :DD
  11. kablamber reblogged this from walshmademedoit and added:
    this will fuck up eye sights SOOOO badlyy
  12. walshmademedoit reblogged this from penisqueef and added:
    All I can think about is the pervs who will walk around watching porn all day
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  22. gavrill reblogged this from ninasue and added:
    We’re slowly making our way to making science fiction possible. And it’s pretty amazing.
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  24. tainted-bliss reblogged this from ninasue and added:
    Guys, we’re like this close to actually having Blind Mag vision…
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  26. aquilacat reblogged this from sobakunorozu and added:
    I’ll let everyone else test them out for problems before I even think of trying it, but it looks really really cool.
  27. sobakunorozu reblogged this from sephielya and added:
    Ummm Yeah I want these for reasons
  28. sephielya reblogged this from bossykiwi and added:
    That would be awesome. XD
  29. bossykiwi reblogged this from sephielya and added:
    It would be cooler if the image actually came out like a hologram so you could be like Blind Mag. Lol.
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  31. sephielya reblogged this from kenriker and added:
    Hey Ara’s school. Wonder if they need research subjects… XD
  32. kenriker reblogged this from ninasue and added:
    Things that are so unbelievably cool. Can I PLEASE try?!
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