BrainPort Allows Blind Man to See With His Tongue

[exfileme]

A blinded soldier can now "see" by using a new device attached to his tongue.

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[sabot00]

He sees with his tongue, hmm... lesbian pron ftw?

 

[dreamphantom_1977]

It's ok, I can taste with my eyes.

 

[joeman42]

Buy him some skittles now that he can "taste the rainbow."

 

[doc70]

Pretty soon will have ports behind ears and a visor with camera (Star Trek, anyone?). This is an awesome first step in that direction.

 

[mlopinto2k1]

You people are deranged! This guy has the ability to discern objects, again! Man, that's awesome.

 

[haunted one]

This is such a huge achievement. I can't believe the above three posters, mocking even this.

 

[polly the parrot]

Good job Brainport! We salute you for doing something revolutionary as this to help those with disabilities. Now if they could only fix hearing-impairedness. (I'm hearing-impaired)

 

[hunter315]

That is pretty impressive, i never would have thought of 'seeing' with your tongue but it just goes to show how well brains can adapt.

 

[builderbobftw]

But can he play Crysis?

 

[Guest]

This is awesome... but what are news eyes?

 

[N19h7M4r3]

its old technology, but it doesnt make it less awesome

 

[Clintonio]

[citation][nom]sabot00[/nom]He sees with his tongue, hmm... lesbian pron ftw?[/citation]
Huh?
Also, it's not only lesbians who are cunning linguists.

Awesome device.

 

[stridervm]

News eyes?

 

[xupaguy]

I just love the way tech is pushing ahead these days. I myself have had a life disabling injury through service to my country, and love the act that there are news ways popping up all the time to aid/enhance/fix our way of life. Im over the moon for this guy, and cant wait to hear how he gets on with version 2. I salute you sir!

 

[dameon51]

[citation][nom]builderbobftw[/nom]But can he play Crysis?[/citation]
As bad as it is, I couldn't help but chuckle a this.

 

[omnimodis78]

[citation][nom]sabot00[/nom]He sees with his tongue, hmm... lesbian pron ftw?[/citation]
I hate people like you - I bet you didn't even read the article because your brain got tired after you managed to get through the title - and then you made an attempt at humour but instead came off like the total douche you are. Feel sorry for your parents, I am sure they would be very proud if they read your reply to a story like this.

 

[Guest]

This is stupid of me to ask this but...If he receives the signals by his tongue (right?) and the glasses only provide digital images (right?), does that mean that if a bad only covers his eyes/nose and not his tongue, could he still see outside the bag? if so that makes it even cooler!

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Lets hope research and development keeps moving forward.

 

[sundm001]

I think its really great that tech that was scifi only 25 years ago (think Star Trek:TNG's engineer) is now becoming a reality and am so happy to see that we are able to assist those who may have been injured in a way such as the Lance Corporal here.