Tim Cannon was unhappy for not having a computer built in to his body, so he decides to take matters in his own hands by implanting a non-medical computer inside his body.
The self-professed biohacker is now the first DIY cyborg, living with a Circadia 1.0 inside his forearm without the aid of anesthesia or a licensed doctor. The device is about the size of a small smartphone and is designed to gather biometric date and beam it to a mobile device.
The procedure started off with an incision in Tim’s forearm, then separating the skin from the connective tissue below. The Circadia device was then inserted into “skin pocket”, and the incision was sewn back. The processed was carried out by a body-modification enthusiast.
The Circadia 1.0 was conceived and developed by Tim and his colleagues at Grindhouse Wetware. The device can be charged without any wires, and records biometric data, beaming it via Bluetooth to his Android tablet. The device can apparently be configured to alert the user if body temperature begins to rise, indicating a fever. Furthermore, a series of LEDs on the device can shine through the skin to relay status messages.
Tim’s colleagues at Grindhouse Wetware claims to have already perfected a pulse sensor that will be the next version of the Circadia. However, this could mean that Tim will have to go under the knife again.
It’s remarkable how far people are willing to go just to prove their dedication to development of technology, but we can’t help but wonder how it would feel like if the device starts to overheat? If you were paid to be a DIY human cyborg, would you do it?
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