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Re: Invasive interface
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From: Eric Paulos <[email protected]>
To: wearables List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Invasive interface
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 15:28:02 -0800
On a somewhat related issue Eduardo Kac from the Chicago Art Institute
last week sucessfully implanted a microchip under his skin. This is
much more of a "dumb" chip as it simply can report back an ID number
when queried and doesn't really have any sensing or processing.
However, it is notable because it was done by a non-medical individual
on his own accord and at least shows that implants are becoming a more
accessable to the common person. Now only what to do about that
heatsink... More info here:
http://www.dialdata.com.br/casadasrosas/net-art/kac/
-Eric Paulos
AO> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:49:57 -0500 (EST) From: Lee Campbell
AO> <[email protected]> Subject: Re: beyond wearable
>> My wife's uncle just got a pacemaker. It's a new design; it
>> listens to his heart, runs signal processing algorithms, and
>> decides if his occasional arrhythmia is present; if so it takes
>> over control of his heart muscles; the rest of the time it sits
>> idle and lets his heart be controlled naturally.
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