Wired reports on one of the latest projects from Google X lab, a smart contact lens with a built-in camera. An earlier iteration of the lens could be used to monitor blood glucose levels via tear fluid. This latest project would include a sensor, circuit and camera. The sensor could be used to detect light, pressure and temperature to give people a sort of “sixth sense.” According to the report, the technology “isn’t all that far off,” as clunkier versions have been tested, adding, “If these contact lenses ever do come to market, it means you can leapfrog the Glasshole stage and go straight to Lenshole.”
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