On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> We're getting closer than you might realize. I heard a brief story on NPR
> on my way to work a couple days ago about a significant step in this
> direction. There have apparently been some successful work done w/ a system
> that will directly stimulate the audio centers of the brain, allowing a
> totally deaf person to hear. From what I got from the story it's being used
> in real cases now (people). I'll see if I can find a news link about it.
> Maybe in five years we'll be buying BrainWav brand audio cards (SB
> compatible, of course) and experience 100% truly immersive sound you can
> enjoy with no one suspecting.
>
And I recently read somewhere about a test going on to implant a
"retina" chip into someone's eye (begining FDA testing, they only do
it off-axis, to see if something works, person is blind, etc, etc, etc
- mainly testing for safety and minimal efficacy)
jeff
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Thought for today: stale pointer bug n.
Synonym for aliasing bug used
esp. among microcomputer hackers.
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