Toward that end, the BeBionic hand from RSLSteeper is a step in the right direction as is the i-Limb hand from TouchBionics and the Smart Hand project. The resilient, nanotube-weaved design of the hypothetical hand prosthetic is exactly what any person considering cybernetics would love to have someday. The fact that the brain continues to be pliable to new vision technology really opens up the potential of something like the fictitious Eye-See technology to be available sooner than later.ĭermal Plated Cybernetic Hand Prosthesis vs. It is only a matter of time before the technology improves, allowing the elderly to regain the ability to read. Although the telescope implant enhances central vision at the expense of peripheral vision, it enables those who suffer end-stage age-related macular degeneration to be able to see again. Compare this to the Implantable Telescope Technology from CentraSight that was profiled last year on the Hub. While heads-up displays are on every technologist’s wishlist for cybernetic eyeballs, the proposed Eye-See device looks like what we would expect from a future synthetic eye: something that fits right into the eye socket and wires directly into the optic nerve. The Eye-See Vision Enhancement Package vs. Here are four of the cool augmentation products of the future and the efforts in recent years toward making us all cyborgs: In fact, many of the proposed products on the website have real-life technologies that exist today, albeit in their cruder 2011 forms.
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Over at IGN, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is on the top 10 Most Anticipated games of 2011 for both PC and Xbox.īut more than just a cool advertising campaign for an awesome looking game, the Sarif Industries website is a forward-oriented summation of many of the projects that have been discussed on Singularity Hub over the past few years. To grab gamers’ attention in this market, Square Enix is wisely capitalizing on the viral nature of the web to tantalize players about Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The new Deus Ex gameplay will come a long way from the 2000 original (top) with all its theatrical glory (bottom). At the same time, gaming consoles have not only become more powerful, but new technologies like the Wii’s motion control system and the controller-free Kinect for the Xbox 360 have revolutionized not only the games but who is gaming. The economic downturn, competition for entertainment from sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, and the rise of free, mobile, online, social, and handheld games are just some of the factors that have made the industry a tough place to turn a profit. Though the annual revenue of computer and video games is now over $10 billion worldwide, this is significantly lower than projections that were made earlier in the decade when 10% annual sales growth was conservative. Furthermore, an engrossing and interactive website has been created, which is profiled below.įirst, check out the marketing video to get just a taste of not only the game but what may be in store for humankind:Ĭlearly, Square Enix could have capitalized on the original to market the game, but the video game industry has changed a lot in the last ten years. It created a faux technology company, Sarif Industries, and produced a marketing video (notice that it doesn’t even mention the game). So, its developer Square Enix raised the bar on marketing the game as well. Set to release on, the third game of the Deus Ex line must compete with many other groundbreaking game 2011 releases in order to hit #1 on everyone’s annual Top 10 lists.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is set in the year 2027 at a time when mechanical augmentation of the human body is common and the player must make critical decisions to progress through the rich story as enemies respond to even subtle player decisions. Now, a much anticipated prequel looks to rival its predecessor’s many awards.
Over a decade ago, the video game Deus Ex was remarkable for its blending of numerous game genres, emphasis on player choice, and depth of storyline, which earned it the title of “Best PC Game of All Time” by the recently defunct PC Zone magazine. The new Deus Ex: Human Revolution game will help us all learn to love cybernetics.