Those crazy kids at Google, what will they think of next? A smart contact lens that will monitor your health, of course.
Yes, announced
via a blogpost yesterday, the latest project from the Google X lab is a lens designed specifically to help track your blood glucose levels for diabetics.
The move comes as an alternative to the finger-prick routine that individuals suffering from the condition deal with daily.
"You’ve probably heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem—affecting one in every 19 people on the planet," the post begins.
The
Business Insider reports that last week rumours circulated that
Google were in talks with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) about a new project involving biosensors, and so this news
confirmed those, suspicions.
The product is said to have "chips and sensors so small they look like bits of glitter, and an antenna thinner than a human hair."
The designs hopes that tiny LED lights flash when the individual's glucose levels are off balance.
The site predicts that if the smarts lens hit the market, it will also include apps and other separate accessories.
Forget Google Glass, it's all about the Google lens.
We feel a little like this.
