Google Patent Application Details Micro Camera Embedded In Smart Contact Lenses That Could Improve Vision & Aid The Blind.

 

Google makes cool stuff. There's self-driving cars, that street view camera, and Google glasses anyone will be able to buy for one day only tomorrow, April 15th. Yet for every product that comes out, there's another in the pipeline. Now a patent application for a pair of smart contact lenses that would process blinks as input for wearable devices is in the talks.

 

The first thing that comes to mind here is the ability to take photos using just your eyes. If the thought of people wearing Glass in large numbers freaks you out, this would be even worse, as there wouldn't be a piece of hardware attached to frames that at least provide somewhat of a heads up.
Naturally, that possibility isn't the point. This micro camera could potentially benefit people's lives. A blind person wearing these contacts could receive an alert if there are obstacles in the way. It could prompt them when it's safe to cross a street or recognize faces and inform them, through an audio cue generated by a smartphone or some other device, who's there.
This camera could also replace binoculars, giving people the ability to see farther by focusing in on distant objects more clearly. Not unlike traditional contact lenses, they could theoretically improve eyesight.

 

This concept is extreme whether good or bad.