More Super-Powered Vision: “Laser Eyes”

February 15th, 2008

Science just keeps marching on, this time with the military in lock step. Soldiers are being given “laser eyes.” No, it isn’t Superman’s heat vision, but it’s still interesting. Basically, binocular set-ups with GPS, thermal imaging, and laser ranging allowing for precise location of enemies or other objectives, up to miles away. The technology is pretty cool, but the best reason to click the link is a side-bar photo for an unrelated story. I don’t know if the juxtaposition was unintended or not (perhaps as a web developer’s private joke), but it is funny.

I recently blogged about Terminator vs. Predator (vision) and had the post earlier this week about superpowers that included seeing in the dark.     I feel like the same way we have a convergence of hand-held technologies combining telephones, MP3 players, GPS, and computing, we’re seeing a convergence of hand-held sensory technology.   Throw in a night vision mode to the laser eye units, and you’d be close to full coverage there.   Link them to contact lens displays with head-mounted sensors, and perhaps the mind-reading device I discussed in the superpowers post, and military units are indeed getting substantially powered up.

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