“Neil Harbisson introduces himself as the first cyborg ever legally recognized by any Government (2004). He was born colour-blind; so he can only see in black and white (Achromatopsia disorder).
An electronic device implanted in his neck allows him to translate  colours into sounds. The camera that hangs from his forehead 24/7 was  accepted as part of his British passport photo. By that very fact, the  camera became congenital and not prosthetic to his body anymore. Thanks  to it, light frequencies are captured and translated into sound  frequencies by the chip, which in turn sends them to his brain. He  literally listens to colours with his electronic eye.
A standard eye perceives light, tone and saturation. Harbisson’s  organic eyes perceive light, but tone is converted into sound, and  saturation into volume through his third eye.”
deconcrete/////, via Warren Ellis

“Neil Harbisson introduces himself as the first cyborg ever legally recognized by any Government (2004). He was born colour-blind; so he can only see in black and white (Achromatopsia disorder).

An electronic device implanted in his neck allows him to translate colours into sounds. The camera that hangs from his forehead 24/7 was accepted as part of his British passport photo. By that very fact, the camera became congenital and not prosthetic to his body anymore. Thanks to it, light frequencies are captured and translated into sound frequencies by the chip, which in turn sends them to his brain. He literally listens to colours with his electronic eye.

A standard eye perceives light, tone and saturation. Harbisson’s organic eyes perceive light, but tone is converted into sound, and saturation into volume through his third eye.”

deconcrete/////, via Warren Ellis

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