What happens when man is merged with a computer? That’s the question Prof.Kevin Warwick tried to answer. On Monday 24th August 1998 at 4:00pm, Prof.Warwick had a silicon chip transponder implanted in his forearm. The project known as Cyborg 1.0, enabled the carrier to switch on lights, open doors and to be trackable. According to wikipedia, the implant was removed nine days later again. Since the nineties many trials with this technology have been conducted: and it meanwhile seems that you can even buy these ricecorn sized mini antennas by mail, and program them to your liking. Consumers and technophiles alike use them to replace their car fobs or appartement access keys – wow – what a selling feature …
First Chipped Human – free content
What happens when man is merged with a computer? That’s the question Prof.Kevin Warwick tried to answer. On Monday 24th August 1998 at 4:00pm, Prof.Warwick had a silicon chip transponder implanted in his forearm. The project known as Cyborg 1.0, enabled the carrier to switch on lights, open doors and to be trackable. According to wikipedia, the implant was removed nine days later again. Since the nineties many trials with this technology have been conducted: and it meanwhile seems that you can even buy these ricecorn sized mini antennas by mail, and program them to your liking. Consumers and technophiles alike use them to replace their car fobs or appartement access keys – wow – what a selling feature …