this is pretty cool

there's also a video at the story link below. no embed code, so you'll have to click on over to see it.

of course it's in it's early stages, but man, i'm hopeful for what the future holds.

Blinded Merseyside soldier 'sees' with tongue device

L/Cpl Craig Lundberg has become the first soldier to test the glasses

A Merseyside soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq has said his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.

L/Cpl Craig Lundberg, 24, from Walton, Merseyside, can read words, identify shapes and walk unaided using the BrainPort device.

The machine converts visual images into a series of electrical pulses which are sent to his tongue.

The soldier said the device gives off "a pins and needles sensation".

L/Cpl Lundberg lost his sight while serving with the King's Regiment after being hit by a rocket propelled grenade in 2007.............