Darpa builds 'Google Glass' that plugs straight into your brain

New device could help restore sight to the blind and replace all current virtual reality technology

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PASCALE MOLLARD-CHENEBENOITA woman wears Google glass as she visits an exhibition dedicated to the work of French artist Niki de Saint Phalle at the Grand Palais in Pa
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The US government's shadowy defence technology agency Darpa is working on a device that will be able to transmit images directly into a user's brain.

Researchers say that the proposed device, named a "cortical modem", will be the size of two small coins and will be able to send images directly to the human mind, bypassing the optical system altogether.

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