One of my early questions when this whole Bionic Woman series was pitched, was whether real-life technology was capable of achieving the technological advancements that the show would flaunt. No doubt, one of the coolest gadgets in Jaime’s configuration was her Bionic eye, which, if memory serves me, allowed her to see for miles and miles..with perfect vision.
Now it seems that my question is beginning to be answered, with the exciting news that scientists have developed the worlds first Bionic Contact Lens! The lens allows it’s wearer to “zoom in on distant objects and display useful facts”. Useful facts? Do they actually mean that the contact lens comes equipped with a digital interface just Jaime Sommers’? Now THAT is cool.
Apparently the prototype “doesn’t light up and display information” - so it’s not quite like Ms. Sommers’ version, but still, it’s an awesome leap into the scientific ‘Pandora’s box’ that we seem to be ever opening these days.
When I first heard this news I was instantly reminded of just how exciting this kind of thing can be..I remember being overjoyed that there was actually a TV show which was going to present us with the idea of what it would be like to be a bionic person..to be a product of man living in God’s world.
As for when this Bionic Contact Lens will be available..well, I wouldn’t have thought it will be on general sale for a good few years..perhaps even a decade. But it’s always fun to read about the real world catching up with fantasy!
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