Contact lenses send a clear message
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
/Contact lenses of the not-so-distant future will not only help people read text messages – they will also let people receive them.
European scientists have developed technology that allows electronic messages sent from mobile phones to be projected onto a contact lens while in the eye.
The spherical curved LCD display, created by researchers at Ghent University in Belgium, handles projected images using wireless technology.
The first demonstration showed a dollar sign on the lens, but scientists believe there will be displays with the same detail as a TV screen within “a few years”, suggesting there could be opportunities for entrepreneurs.