DARPA Invests In Megapixel Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

Contacts lenses that display images?  A company claims they have done just that and has caught the attention of DARPA.  

Simply put, the technology opens the door to augmented reality systems that don’t require some kind of bulky, virtual-reality-headset-from-the-‘90s peripheral visor or helmet. Instead, Innovega’s tech relies on images protected on a normal-looking set of specs and a pair of nanotechnology-infused contact lenses that provide megapixel clarity of that up-close imagery while still allowing the eye to focus on the world beyond.

Imagine the ability for your contact lenses to sync up with google and have your contacts display google maps!  Makes you wonder if the next thing on the list is a hearing aid cell phone.

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