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Winning comparison to Hollywood technological thrillers such as "The Matrix" and "Brainstorm," a new, as-yet theoretical technology patented by Sony is based on neurological sensory stimulation of the human brain, allowing people to touch, taste and smell in a virtual sense.
As reported by New Scientist, the technology is non-invasive, requiring no implants or wiring to the brain, instead relying on an ultrasonic system that would stimulate the cerebral cortex. Speculation on the technology indicates it could potentially serve to provide realistic vision for the blind, sound for the deaf, or extreme gaming and moviegoing experiences.
According to the patent, which was granted in the U.S. in 2003, the method of brain stimulation centers on low-frequency pulses that stimulate the neural cortex without requiring any kind of implant.
Described as plausible by an expert in the New Scientist report, the technology could be the basis for a system that allows users to experience various sensations, including sight, taste, smell or sound, the patent states.
Sony reportedly described the patented technology as speculative work, and conceded there have been no experiments with it yet -- and no prototype device exists.
Originally posted by phantomjack
Imagine the implications for virtual sex!
That could be a game changer! Could reduce the spread of STDs enormously!
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Dont you have to 'prove' something work to get a patent?
Originally posted by ChuckNasty
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Dont you have to 'prove' something work to get a patent?
Nope.
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Originally posted by ChuckNasty
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Dont you have to 'prove' something work to get a patent?
Nope.
So someone could patent a warp drive if they dont have a working version?
Originally posted by Unity_99
All patents are patent slavery, and I denounce and renounce them for they are extreme harm against humanity, and thus illegal. This technology is underground, and already exists from what I've been told and yet, they don't own it, its cosmic.
Melbourne_Militia
How do we know for certain that we are not already in a virtual world, where everything we see, touch, eat, smell is so very real.
as is death.
which is why when we die, we are out of the "game" and can start another one.
but while we are inside the game, we know no different to what is virtual or what is reality.
PhoenixOD
Originally posted by ChuckNasty
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Dont you have to 'prove' something work to get a patent?
Nope.
So someone could patent a warp drive if they dont have a working version?
PhoenixOD
Originally posted by ChuckNasty
Originally posted by PhoenixOD
Dont you have to 'prove' something work to get a patent?
Nope.
So someone could patent a warp drive if they dont have a working version?