--- begin forwarded text From: Eric Paulos <paulos@cs.berkeley.edu> To: wearables List <wearables@media.mit.edu> 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> <elwin@media.mit.edu> 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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