tedster - 3:15 am on Sep 19, 2008 (gmt 0)

I recently watched a show on the Science Channel about computer screens embedded in contact lenses, so that only you can see the screen. You could even put your GPS in the corner of your field of vision and never have to look away from the road.

The thing about that innovation is this - the protoyype already exists! They figured out how to embed monitor circuitry into a contact lens without using high heat that would destroy the lens.

When it comes to Google innovation, the one I get the most from currently is Google Earth. When I last visited my buddy on Oahu, we used Google Earth to identify a path from his property to the Weimaea Audubon Center. With a little creative bushwhacking, it turns out to be a 10 minute walk from his back yard, instead of a 15 minute drive.

Without Google Earth, we would have had quite a challenge identifying the best path to bushwhack through that terrain.