Insert Coin: Prosthetic eye digital camera (video) (Engadget)
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Nobody with binocular vision would consider replacing a functional natural eye
with a digital camera. But Tanya Vlach’s vision is monocular, after losing one
of her eyes in a car accident. A matching ocular prosthesis gives the San
Francisco native a normal appearance, but it’s unable to provide vision — in
its current state, at least. Vlach turned to Kickstarter for donations that
would allow her to install a unique, waterproof in-eye camera, theoretically
capable of transmitting 720p HD video wirelessly to a mobile app, and zooming
and capturing still images using a blink-activated sensor. Features also on
the wish list: facial recognition, a dilating pupil that changes based on
light, infrared / UV capture, and geotagging, just to name a few.
The embedded camera obviously can’t replace a natural eye, but it certainly
brings more life to an otherwise useless cosmetic shell. Vlach needs to raise
$15,000 by August 3rd in order to achieve her funding …
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