I Need an Eye can you help me?
Posted on November 13, 2008 by admin Under Technology · Leave a Comment
It is a sad story what happened to Tanya Vlach when she lost one of her eyes in an accident. Ever since she had to wear an artificial prosthetic eye which is in fact a good replacement from an aesthetic point of view but which fails to rise to Tanya’s expectations taking into account the technological developments in this field. She therefore calls to the better nature of anyone who can help “enhance the abilities of my prosthesis for an augmented reality”, as she puts it. This means she is calling out for all DiY’ers around the world to build an “eye-cam” for her. This invention would not only help Tanya but also many other people in her situation.
The project proves to be quite ambitious as the concept is required to capture video and record all information to the extent of getting to help Tanya’s own vision on a day-to-day basis.
In order to attain this level of performance Tanya has proposed a series of strict specifications that are as follows:
*DVR
* MPEG-4 Recording
* Built in SD mini Card Slot
* 4 GB SD mini Card
* Mini A/V out
* Firewire / USB drive
* Optical 3X
* Remote trigger
* Bluetooth wireless method
* Inductors: (Firewire/USB, power source)
External Mobile Application:
* Acts as remote
* Power source
* Feed
Other Advanced options:
* Wireless charger
* Sensors that respond to blinking enabling camera to take still photos, zoom, focus, and turn on and off.
* Dilating pupil with change of light.
* Infrared / Ultraviolet
However ever since her accident, Tanya has spent most of her economies on medical bills and therefore she cannot really fund this experiment. Therefore if you can or you know somebody that can help her develop this state of the art medical device and help her along with million others in her position don’t hesitate to do so. Spread the news, people!
Via: Gizmodo
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