The future of wearables…

EXPLAIN!

A cyborg (short for "cybernetic organism") is a theoretical or fictional being with both organic and biomechatronic parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.[1] D. S. Halacy's Cyborg: Evolution of the Superman in 1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a "new frontier" that was "not merely space, but more profoundly the relationship between 'inner space' to 'outer space' – a bridge...between mind and matter."

From Wikipedia

Famous Cyborgs from

Science Fiction

Robocop

Inspector Gadget

Darth Vader

Doctor Who’s

Cybermen

Sonic the Hedgehog’s

Dr.Robotnik

Star Trek’s

The Borg

The

Bionic Woman

The Terminator

Cybermen

Doctor Who’s

Daleks

Batman’s

Mr.Freeze

The

Six Million Dollar Man

But is it really just

science fiction?

Perhaps it’s here sooner than we

think.

Cochlear Implants

Pacemakers

Google Glass

We’re becoming intimate

with technology.

Neil Harbisson’s brain is wired to a camera so he can “hear” color.

Jens Neumann has an artificial vision system.

Nigel Ackland has an independently acting bionic arm.

Jerry Jalava, who lost his finger, has a USB drive prosthetic.

If we’re now wearing our technology, isn’t it more efficient to just implant it?

Are wearables turning us into the cyborgs of science fiction?

Image credits: Cover: http://orig13.deviantart.net/aa03/f/2008/181/7/b/daleks_in_the_darkness_by_witch_king_42.jpg Robocop: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140108162354/video151/images/d/d9/Robocop_OmniCorp's_CES_2027_Presentation Darth Vader: http://tobiasmastgrave.wordpress.com/tag/darth-vader/ Inspector Gadget: http://tinfoilstiaras.blogspot.com/2010/12/inspector-gadget.html Locutus of Borg: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130214001845/memoryalpha/en/images/archive/5/51/20130424025031!LocutusOfBorg2367.jpg The Terminator: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-terminator-trailers-from-hell Cybermen: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110722094234/tardis/images/5/58/Cybermen-series-6.jpg Daleks: http://i.imgur.com/XgOIZSX.jpg Dr. Robotnik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Eggman Mr. Freeze: http://gamona-images.de/584565/79e79a141c753cbc64193c132037a5b6.jpg Six Million Dollar Man: http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/29200000/Six-Million-Dollar-Man-six-million-dollar-man-29206885-2560-2048.jpg Bionic Woman: http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/s/u/p/super-jaimie-bionic-woman-tv-series-01-1-g.jpg

Cochlear Implants: http://i0.wp.com/www.medel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/xray.jpg Geordi LaForge: http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9400000/Lt-Commander-Geordi-La-Forge-star-trek-the-next-generation-9406844-1659-2560.jpg Harbisson: http://xavieramat.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/neil_harbisson1.jpg Nigel Ackland: http://gf2045.com/binaries/photo/f_137.jpg Jerry Jalava: http://www.gamesaktuell.de/screenshots/1280x1024/2009/03/usb_stick_fingerprothese_02_090317121014.jpg

Inspiration, in part, from: http://list25.com/25-craziest-real-life-cyborgs/?view=all