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Becoming A Sexual Cyborg [NSFW]

I used to think “sexual enhancement” just meant “sex toys”. That is, until I started exploring the wonderful — and sometimes utterly weird — world of mechanical and electronic sex augmentations. Here’s what’s happening now and what will happen soon.

Finger Touching Phone Concept Gives You Touchtone Knuckles

The Finger Touching phone concept is perfect if you’re not brave enough to have a phone embedded under your skin, yet still want to look trendy and futuristic. Granted you’d look dorky talking into your hand, hologram buttons or not.

At What Point Would Our Cyborg-Selves Cease To Be Human?

Yes, it’s the RobotCop question. How much of your body would you have to replace with machines before you could no longer be considered human? Let’s break it down into percentages.

Apple iThink (It’s Not Real, But You Know You Want It)

While it would be a shame to lose the understated flare of Jonathan Ive’s design, the prospect of a glowing Apple logo embedded in the rear of my skull would be a worthy trade.

10 Machines That Have Taken On Important Human Roles

The idea behind a “cyborg life” is that we look to machines to take on critical, physical roles. These 10 machines illustrate how we have already begun passing the torch on tasks we are getting to lazy to do ourselves.

Science

Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing It Is Dangerous

We are at a biological turning point: We can invent organisms to make our drugs and fuel, even recode our DNA. It’s easy to run away screaming, but author Michael Specter says we have to quit whining and face it.

Geek Out

Brainputer

Whoa whoa whoa. Wait a second. You’re telling me there’s no liquid cooling?

Science

Meat Band-Aids And Mass Production Of Living Tissue

I’m touching a wet slab of protein, what feels like a paper-thin slice of bologna. It’s supple, slimy, but unlike meat, if you were to slice it down the centre today, tomorrow the wound would heal. It’s factory-grown living tissue.

November 13, 2009
Gadgets

EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis

Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralysed, save for his eyes, and still an amazing artist. Seeing how he works left me with tear-streaked cheeks.

Science

NeuroStar TMS Depression Therapy System Gets FDA Approval

Last year, Neuronetics’ NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system became the first device of its kind to be cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating depression. Although, the similarity to a dentist chair was probably not a great idea.

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