Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
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Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
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Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#2This seems... incredibly silly. Not crazy or wrong, just silly. This feels like a child walking out of a movie theater like a cowboy, because they just saw a western.
I don't want an implant to achieve something I can manage with a needle and a bowl of water.
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#3Amazing (from the Who we are section):
> NEIL HARBISSON
> Cyborg artist with an internet enabled antenna implanted in his skull that allows him to perceive colours beyond the visual spectrum and connect to satellites to sense colours from space.
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#4This seems... incredibly silly. Not crazy or wrong, just silly. This feels like a child walking out of a movie theater like a cowboy, because they just saw a western. I don't want an implant to achieve something I can manage with a needle and a bowl of water.
Maybe if you are blind, this could be helpful to not get lost and get a sense of the direction you are facing. But I guess there are already less invasive solutions (and other sensory inputs like the sun on your skin).
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#5So this only vibrates when it faces north. I wonder if that is more or less useful/comfortable/noticeable than the belts[0] or anklets[1] that always have a vibration in the direction of north.
[0]http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Tactile-Feedba... [1]https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#6This seems... incredibly silly. Not crazy or wrong, just silly. This feels like a child walking out of a movie theater like a cowboy, because they just saw a western. I don't want an implant to achieve something I can manage with a needle and a bowl of water.
Maybe if you are blind, this could be helpful to not get lost and get a sense of the direction you are facing. But I guess there are already less invasive solutions (and other sensory inputs like the sun on your skin).
Or just a wearable device, but I guess that has drawbacks too.
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#7Amazing (from the Who we are section): > NEIL HARBISSON > Cyborg artist with an internet enabled antenna implanted in his skull that allows him to perceive colours beyond the visual spectrum and connect to satellites to sense colours from space.
It is quite bizzare http://static1.squarespace.com/static/55227abee4b04cf2fe2b34...
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#8So this only vibrates when it faces north. I wonder if that is more or less useful/comfortable/noticeable than the belts[0] or anklets[1] that always have a vibration in the direction of north. [0] http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Tactile-Feedba... [1] https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/
Yeah, was hoping it actually would connect to something and give of different sensations based on direction, which in time the body/mind might recognize. This seemed more like an art-experiment than something cool.
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#9I find the compasses in most phones seem almost useless, as they are confused by themselves, and other electronic devices which are nearby.
Will this be any more accurate? I would choose a phone specially for a better compass, as I often find google maps less useful in cities until I figure out which direction is north.
Re: Pre-sale of Cyborg implant for sensing North
#10A modicum of awareness suffices to keep anyone informed of the cardinal directions, in most situations not involving subway travel. This is more about "Cyborg" than "North".