Science & Technology

Google patents injectable eyeball computer

By T.K. Randall
May 1, 2016

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) Google Glass offered users the opportunity to see the world through an augmented reality display, but would anyone really want to have a computer embedded inside their eyes ?

This is the idea that has been described in a new Google patent which aims to provide a computer that can not only correct the wearer's vision but can also provide additional functionality such as data storage, different lens options and even an antenna for connecting to other devices.If the idea of someone being able to connect to your eyeball over a network doesn't sound too appealing, fear not - the device is still just a patent at this point and may never actually be made.

Google filed a similar patent back in 2014 for a smart contact lens capable of displaying information in front of a person's eyes as well as monitoring and recording their glucose levels.

Whether any of these devices will ever make it to production remains to be seen.

Source: Independent

Tags: Google, Eye, Computer