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NBTV for the blind

Postby Panrock » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:04 am

Retinal implants:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article3790683.ece

"Meanwhile in California, scientists are developing an implant with 1,000 electrodes, which should allow facial recognition."

That's near-as-dammit a 32 line picture isn't it? If the electrodes are concentrated around the fovea; allowing for image build-up by eye scanning and short-term memory, the subjective definition could be quite good.

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