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The future of wearables…
EXPLAIN!
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A cyborg (short for "cybernetic organism") is a
theoretical or fictional being with both organic
and biomechatronic parts. The term was coined in
1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.[1] D.
S. Halacy's Cyborg: Evolution of the Superman in
1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a
"new frontier" that was "not merely space, but
more profoundly the relationship between 'inner
space' to 'outer space' – a bridge...between mind
and matter."
From Wikipedia
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Famous Cyborgs
from
Science Fiction
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Robocop
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Inspector
Gadget
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Darth
Vader
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Doctor Who’s
Cybermen
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Sonic the Hedgehog’s
Dr.Robotnik
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Star Trek’s
The Borg
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The
Bionic
Woman
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The
Terminator
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Cybermen
Doctor Who’s
Daleks
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Batman’s
Mr.Freeze
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The
Six Million
Dollar Man
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But is it
really just
science fiction?
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Perhaps it’s here
sooner than we
think.
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Cochlear
Implants
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Pacemakers
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Google Glass
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We’re becoming
intimate
with technology.
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Neil Harbisson’s
brain is wired to
a camera so he
can “hear” color.
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Jens Neumann has
an artificial
vision system.
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Nigel Ackland has
an independently
acting bionic arm.
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Jerry Jalava, who lost
his finger, has a USB
drive prosthetic.
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If we’re now wearing
our technology, isn’t
it more efficient to
just implant it?
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Are wearables
turning us into
the cyborgs of
science fiction?
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Image credits:
Cover: http://orig13.deviantart.net/aa03/f/2008/181/7/b/daleks_in_the_darkness_by_witch_king_42.jpg
Robocop: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140108162354/video151/images/d/d9/Robocop_OmniCorp's_CES_2027_Presentation
Darth Vader: http://tobiasmastgrave.wordpress.com/tag/darth-vader/
Inspector Gadget: http://tinfoilstiaras.blogspot.com/2010/12/inspector-gadget.html
Locutus of Borg: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130214001845/memoryalpha/en/images/archive/5/51/20130424025031!LocutusOfBorg2367.jpg
The Terminator: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-terminator-trailers-from-hell
Cybermen: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110722094234/tardis/images/5/58/Cybermen-series-6.jpg
Daleks: http://i.imgur.com/XgOIZSX.jpg
Dr. Robotnik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Eggman
Mr. Freeze: http://gamona-images.de/584565/79e79a141c753cbc64193c132037a5b6.jpg
Six Million Dollar Man: http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/29200000/Six-Million-Dollar-Man-six-million-dollar-man-29206885-2560-2048.jpg
Bionic Woman: http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/s/u/p/super-jaimie-bionic-woman-tv-series-01-1-g.jpg
Cochlear Implants: http://i0.wp.com/www.medel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/xray.jpg
Geordi LaForge: http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9400000/Lt-Commander-Geordi-La-Forge-star-trek-the-next-generation-9406844-1659-2560.jpg
Harbisson: http://xavieramat.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/neil_harbisson1.jpg
Nigel Ackland: http://gf2045.com/binaries/photo/f_137.jpg
Jerry Jalava: http://www.gamesaktuell.de/screenshots/1280x1024/2009/03/usb_stick_fingerprothese_02_090317121014.jpg
Inspiration, in part, from: http://list25.com/25-craziest-real-life-cyborgs/?view=all
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