The Nerd's Eye View

At first blush, this post about flexible micro-LED's might seem like more the gee whiz technophilia you typically see here. And it is, but it's a little bit more than that. While there is something interesting about the idea of implanting circuitry under your skin as a new form of body modification (think about what you could do at clubs!), there are also other applications. Coupled with a heads up display (or even better, direct corneal or brain input), you could quickly read and assimilate tons of data just by running your LED implanted fingertip across it. Information at your fingertips would no longer be just a figure of speech! What do you think of that?

UPDATE 10/20/10: you can now power your LED's with subcutaneously implanted solar cells.