[extropy-chat] Dermal Display (Freitas animation)

[Gina Miller]

Nanomedicine is available to read online, for free here: http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMI.htm . Robert A. Freitas Jr. does discuss other methods in the same chapter that covers the dermal display (chapter 7 Communication) including the visual olfactory screen. 
He does go into great detail on how these communication messaging systems could work. He goes over inmessaging and outmessaging of the biocellular, macroscale, neural , acoustic, chemical communicating with the environment and or Dr/labs etc., bots to bots within the user, and to the internal systems and organs of the user. It's really quite amazing how much research and detail he has put into these books (charts, equations, interactions, biomechanics etc). And as a person who was directed through an animation sequence, I can tell you that he is very thorough and accurate with everything that he puts out there : ) he's a true brilliant mind.
To answer your question - and this is just my own opinion - The initial method might be a matter of which is developed first, and later on when all are available, users might have a preference, perhaps not all would be as comfortable interacting in the real world with images on the eye. I would, but my Grandmother might not. 
Your fashion comment is funny because while working on this, there was a time when colors were discussed and how simple would be better, not only for the clarity and simplicity of the image but to reserve energy with the actual screen. But, it was mentioned that teens would probably have their screens decked out in bright colors etc. Artists like myself might take liberties as well....

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----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Emlyn 
  To: ExI chat list 
  Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 9:08 PM
  Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Dermal Display (Freitas animation)


  On 23/09/05, Gina Miller <nanogirl at halcyon.com> wrote:
  > Visit the Dermal Display webpage and download the movie here:
  > http://www.nanogirl.com/museumfuture/dermaldisplay.htm

  Very cool video. I want a web browser on the back of my hand, though.

  Having not read Nanomedicine, I'll ask a stupid question. Why put a
  display on your hand? If you've got the degree of control over cells
  that seems to be required, why not act directly on the retina or on
  that patch of visual neurons in the back of your head (you know, the
  upside-down-back-to-front ones, can't remember the name). I would
  think you'd get a better result that way.

  Of course, dermal display would be entirely cool as a fashion accessory.

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  Emlyn

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