[blindza] Re: Brainport
- From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacobk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "BlindZA" <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:31:47 +0200
Ok, just listened to this piece of the show, and was very positive, and they
pretty much mentioned all the aspects that have been in most of the prior
articles etc. regarding the brain port, including Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita's
theories on the brain being the primary part of the whole visual process,
meaning that you don't only see with your eyes, but can make use of all your
other senses, visualisation etc. to in fact see.
They also mentioned most of the examples like throwing a basketball into a
dustbin, kicking a soccer ball, being able to recognise things like letters on
signs, etc. etc., and one or two other things that were slightly different like
the test subject - a guy called Richard watching traffic and noticing vehicles
with shiny hubcaps etc. etc.
They also said while he's carried out around 40-50 hours of practice use, he's
still making better and better use of it on an ongoing basis.
They were also talking about making use of it with various types of lenses or
cameras including telescopes, microscopes, infrared lenses etc. etc., and all
sounds good.
Also spoke about various sort of wireless possibilities in the future, like
instead of wearing it on your tongue, it would actually be something sort of on
the roof of your mouth, that you would then activate by touching it with your
tongue, but that would sort of mean you could keep it implemented, but only
make use of it when wanting/needing to use it.
They didn't really mention too many time frames, apart from most likely being
commercially available by the end of the year, and they reckoned it's already
being tested internationally, and they also said nothing about pricing etc.
Anycase, sounds like Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita had the right ideas in terms of a
somewhat alternative approach, and definitely sounds like an overall good
thing, in the long run.
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: Carel Ewald
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Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 9:54 AM
Subject: [blindza] Brainport
Hi all,
Did not see anything of this on the list, so am not sure how many of you out
there knows.
Carte Blanch Medical, a new program starting this evening on M-net will
feature the brainport - or so a lot of my friends tells me. It starts at 7pm.
Regards,
Carel Ewald
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