We've found electronic throat tattoos, password pills and memory chips. Find out how "grinders" are already embracing<strong> our cyborg future...</strong>
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We've found electronic throat tattoos, password pills and memory chips. Find out how "grinders" are already embracing our cyborg future...
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Retina implants that restore the sight of blind patients are <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F02%2F19%2Fhealth%2Ffda-bionic-eye%2F">already on the market</a>. Grinders hope that future implants will not just restore sight, but improve it.
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Retina implants that restore the sight of blind patients are already on the market. Grinders hope that future implants will not just restore sight, but improve it.
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Throw away the headphones -- magnets implanted inside the ear can now play music directly into your head. Rich Lee <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ftechnology%2F2013%2Fjul%2F04%2Fheadphones-implanted-ear-grinder-rich-lee" target="_blank" target="_blank">received a pair of "internal headphones" last year</a>.
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Throw away the headphones -- magnets implanted inside the ear can now play music directly into your head. Rich Lee received a pair of "internal headphones" last year.
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Subdermal RFID chips have been on the market <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2004%2FWORLD%2Feurope%2F06%2F09%2Fspain.club%2F">for a while</a>. Now, they can hold a lot more data than ever before, and could replace your <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2013%2Fxnt-implantable-nfc-chip%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">smartphone and tablet passwords</a>.
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Subdermal RFID chips have been on the market for a while. Now, they can hold a lot more data than ever before, and could replace your smartphone and tablet passwords.
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Motorola is now reportedly developing <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechland.time.com%2F2013%2F05%2F31%2Fmotorola-is-working-on-a-password-pill-for-once-daily-authentication-oh-and-a-tattoo-too%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">a pill that will do the same</a>.
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Motorola is now reportedly developing a pill that will do the same.
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Implants in ears are already changing lives, too. in June, 3-year-old <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F06%2F20%2Fhealth%2Fboy-hears-first-time%2F">Grayson Clamp heard for the first time</a> thanks auditory brain stem implant.
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Implants in ears are already changing lives, too. in June, 3-year-old Grayson Clamp heard for the first time thanks auditory brain stem implant.
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Electronic tattoos containing tiny circuits could be the future of healthcare monitoring. Professor John Rogers created "Biostamps" that are <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fsap%2F2014%2F04%2F07%2Fthe-future-of-healthcare-electronic-tattoos%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">capable of tracking vital signs including heart rate, hydration and temperature</a>.
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Electronic tattoos containing tiny circuits could be the future of healthcare monitoring. Professor John Rogers created "Biostamps" that are capable of tracking vital signs including heart rate, hydration and temperature.
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Electronic tattoo producers MC 10 want to "extend human capabilities" invisibly, as well as keep us safe. They've launched band-aid sized "Hydration Patch" which sends information to your smartphone.
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Electronic tattoo producers MC 10 want to "extend human capabilities" invisibly, as well as keep us safe. They've launched band-aid sized "Hydration Patch" which sends information to your smartphone.
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Last year, Motorola Mobility (then owned by Google) announced <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F11%2F12%2Ftech%2Finnovation%2Fgoogle-throat-tattoo%2F">a temporary electronic throat tattoo</a> that could communicate with smartphones, tablets and devices like Google Glass. Which body part will Google take over next?
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Last year, Motorola Mobility (then owned by Google) announced a temporary electronic throat tattoo that could communicate with smartphones, tablets and devices like Google Glass. Which body part will Google take over next?
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Researchers at the University of Southern California hope to test a device in the next two years that will <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F07%2Ftech%2Fbrain-memory-implants-humans%2F">restore memory capabilities for people with brain injuries</a>. The ultimate goal: to cure Alzheimer's.
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Researchers at the University of Southern California hope to test a device in the next two years that will restore memory capabilities for people with brain injuries. The ultimate goal: to cure Alzheimer's.
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