"Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. He possesses power of various sorts which he habitually fails to use." William James, 1842-1910 American Psychologist Professor Author
The latest cyborg arms, augmented risk-assessment, using your head to Wii, and tattoo interfaces for your smart phone.
A prosthetic that alerts us to the real dangers in life
Humans tend to have an extremely distorted view of risks. We tend to be bothered by low probability but high profile threats, while often completely oblivious to those risks that could actually harm us. Check out this chart:
According to artist Susanna Hertrich, this is because humans have lost their natural instinct for sensing genuine dangers. Her solution? A prosthetic device for lost instincts that literally makes your hair stand on end.
She calls it the Alertness Enhancing Device. It’s an art-piece, thesis, and human enhancement device that stimulates goosebumps and shivers that go down your spine and make your neck hair stand up, “waking up the alert animal inside.” According to Hertrich, the AED helps you become more alert and ready for the real dangers in life. More here.
Dude creates wicked head tracking display for 3D gaming with Wii remote
Totally cool electronic tattoo display powered by blood
This wireless blood-fueled display was recently shown at the Greener Gadgets Design Competition. It’s a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen that operates as a cell phone display, with the potential for 3G video calls that are visible just underneath the skin. It’s powered by a fuel cell that converts the energy found in blood.
Inter-species video games
The concept behind this year’s Game Design Challenge was to create a game playable by humans and at least one other species. The result? Games for dolphins, dogs and....uh....bacteria.
George Dvorsky serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. George is the Director of Operations for Commune Media, an advertising and marketing firm that specializes in marketing science. George produces Sentient Developments blog and podcast.
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