Here’s a fascinating video about modern prosthetic technology. Don’t be fooled - it’s actually not a viral ad for Deus Ex, unless it’s an amazingly convincing one. It’s a legitimate short documentary that tries to see if the kind of stuff in Deus Ex is actually possible in the year 2011. The blind man who can see, at least a little bit, because of the chip in his retina? CRAZY. Even crazier? Robert J. Sawyer wrote about something like this happening in his 2009 novel Wake. Though I admit the possibility that it had been done before he wrote about it, and I just wasn’t aware.

The HUD is pretty cool, as are the prosthetic arms. And the prosthetic legs. Ok, fine, it’s all cool. Technology is awesome.