Friday, August 04, 2006

The technologically advanced leading the blind, part XXVI

LiveScience: Vision Gear Bypasses the Eye

The Forehead Retina System (FRS) uses a special headband to selectively stimulate different mechanoreceptors in forehead skin to allow visually impaired people to "see" a picture of what lies in front of them.

Read the rest. This looks truly bizarre.

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