Bionic Contact Lenses

One step closer to our cyborg future:

For the first time Scientists have developed Bionic Contact lenses with imprinted electronic circuits which could be used to zoom in on distant objects and display useful information and other things right infront of the eye. Remember the Terminator and Bionic women yeah just like that. Engineers at the Washington University for the first time have been able to use microscopic manufacturing techniques to produce biologically safe contact lens with imprinted electronic circuits and lights.

“Looking through a completed lens, you would see what the display is generating superimposed on the world outside,” said Babak Parviz, a UW assistant professor of electrical engineering. “This is a very small step toward that goal, but I think it’s extremely promising.”

I don't wear glasses or need contact lenses but I'm looking forward to having a pair of these to accompany my implanted cell phone. Of course, I'll probably wait until Canon comes out with the sweet WiFi enabled Coolvue 2020's pictured above (click image to enlarge). They're already passing laws against cell phone use while driving but how are you going to regulate people surfing an Internet that only they can see from behind the wheel? The technology is on the way...