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by root_axis 85 days ago
That's so far into the future that we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
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theshrike79 85 days ago
You really need to look into what people are doing with prosthetic eyes.

Here's a dude from 3 years ago adding a flashlight: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/yblzi4/g...

And I'm pretty sure I saw one who added a laser to theirs for raves, but can't find the link :)

You can buy very very tiny cameras today off the shelf, the main problem would be just packaging either a storage medium or wireless transfer capability + power inside the eye. With government-level budgets it's doable, possibly even by a skilled maker with resources.

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lstodd 85 days ago
AirPods knockoffs are mass-produced. They contain power and RF comms in a package that's significantly smaller than an eye. The only problem with prosthetic eye camera I as a half-skilled home-lab owner would have is how to not ruin the source prostetic. Which is trivial - just buy a dozen and practice.
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TeMPOraL 85 days ago
It's so far into the future that it overflows the temporal coordinates and is actually a few years into the past now.
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pinkmuffinere 85 days ago
> so far into the future

Idk, I think this is like, maybe 5 years in the future

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emptybits 85 days ago
On the audio side, it's not a stretch to imagine cochlear implants (or hearing aids) having an undetectable recording ability.
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TeMPOraL 85 days ago
AFAIK some wireless buds can work as better hearing aids, they just don't have the medical device label to officially perform that function.
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kstrauser 85 days ago
Some even have that label: https://support.apple.com/en-us/120992
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