From the people I have spoken with who have them, the sound quality is about
the same as a telephone call. It is a bit tinny, but the technology can only
improve. When Direct Neural Interfaces enter the market, then you will see a
sharp increase in the quality of these products. One of the benefits of
having an aging population in the west is that there is going to be a
massive amount of funding for projects like this.
The idea of imparting hearing through the electrical stimulation of the
nerves between the hearing canal and the brain still blows my mind. Again,
the choice between profound deafness and a tinny sound seems an easy choice
to me. The more I think about it, the only possible worse form of sense
disability would be the lack of touch.
And technically, your question about music access is already available.
With current Cochlear technology and a wireless data connection, you could
literally access your entire digital music collection, pull a song out of
the aether, and listen to it through your implants.
In 10 years it will be likely that you will not actually own a physical
music collection(unless you are a specialist vinyl collector), and you will
be able to access it anywhere in a metropolitan area via a wireless citywide
LAN.
In 25 years you will probably have cochlear implants or a decendant of the
concept just as a matter of convienience. Why carry a cell phone or a MP3
player when you can just stream everything into your implant. News, Sports,
Weather, anything you need will be available directly through
neuro-implants.
Anyway, Tristan, after the beating anyone involved with dance music has
given their ears over the years, I imagine anything will sound better than
our regular hearing in 2025. I will be 48, and you will be 51 I believe. ;)
Take care,
Mike
From: Phonopsia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mike Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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CC: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [313] technology vs. art
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 09:37:40 -0500
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From: "Mike Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: [313] technology vs. art
> Do you want to die of a heart attack when you can have a replacement
grown,
> or have a mechanical one installed? Do you want to be deaf when you can
have
> cochlear implants(which are on the market today)?
Will techno sound better through cochlear implants, and is there any way we
can download music to them?
Tristan
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