http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Mirror. Or, maybe it tints the vision?]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
Seriously, I know they can look in a mirror, but how many mirrors are there laying around in public?]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/They can just ask someone what color their eyes are. I am a diabetic and seriously this would be an amazing thing to have. Instead of having to test my blood sugar, I could either look in a mirror/reflective surface or just ask someone what color my eyes were! Awesome.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
Are you that insecure in yourself you don't own one???]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
]]>Dec 24th 2009 12:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/I have diabetes and I think this colour changing eye-thing is rediculous. First of all you don't carry a mirror every minute of the day with you, second I think this is a huge invasion of privacy. I don't want people to know that I have diabetes and I dont want them to know how high or low my blood sugar is! This is merely a proof-of-concept with no practical use. A watch or maybe a chip that sends a signal that is picked up by your phone...that would have been very interesting! I believe people weren't really thinking of diabetics when they tried to develope this...maybe they just wanted to give the whole thing a more serious touch to get the grant...besides that it would just be for fun applications - changing the colour of your eyes depending on your mood could admittedly be very cool :-)]]>Dec 24th 2009 1:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 12:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/And what's the big secret about your bloodsugar level anyway? And when did it become such a shameful thing to have diabetes? Although, maybe if you got it from overeating and you are round as a small moon, but then there's other evidence that you cannot hide eh.
]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
It's not an invasion of privacy because there's no law making you use these for god's sake. If you don't like it, don't use it. Obviously they cannot make it just signal a watch because that requires some sort of signaling device, which would have to be a) transparent and b) fit inside a contact. The point of the device is that it needs to be somewhere that is both in contact with something that changes based on the body's glucose level and can send out some simple, effective signal.

But if you want to live in a world where everyone is out to get you, god knows no one here can stop you.]]>Dec 24th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/As a Grad student currently designing an in-vivo glucose sensor system I can tell you that this is an ingenious way to solve the problem of interstitial fluid detection with minimum invasiveness.

So you'd rather have optical fibers sticking through your skin, or medtronic's "plug" protruding from your abdomen than wear contact lenses? Really?]]>Jan 6th 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/ No, you really don't. Me son is diabetic, and while it is a manageable disease, I would not wish it on my worst enemy. It is something that you must monitor constantly.
]]>Dec 23rd 2009 11:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/I also wish you were diabetic.]]>Dec 24th 2009 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
Better than pricking your finger. Plus it could tint your vision.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/There is this thing called a compact mirror. It is better than pricking your finger 6 to 10 times a day.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Lots of sadist in the medical field if you ask me, but you don't have to cater to them, you can prick somewhere else, as long as it has enough blood.
]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Actually, the finger prick is pretty painless most of the time. It is a very fine pin and it just barely breaks the skin, and you do it on the side of the finger tip where there are fewer nerve endings. You just have to rotate which finger, and which side or it will start to get sore. Still a pain in the a$$ though.]]>Dec 24th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
When my eyes are brown, I eat an apple.
When my eyes are green, I drink 2 glasses of orange juice.
When my eyes are blue, it is time to get some insulin shot.
When my eyes are psychedelic, please call 9-1-1.

(this is from the point of a hypoglycemic - like myself :S ) (I guess the scale will be different for hyperglycemia) ]]>Dec 23rd 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
"Don't make me angry,you wouldn't like me when I'm angry"
Eyes turn green..

" My god, that hot girl is going to talk to me"
Eyes turn red...

"I need to take a shit"
Eyes turn brown

" I'm deppresed..."
Eyes turn blue...

" I'm going to read engadget"
Eyes turn to apple...

" Oh shit, I forgot to tip Chuck Norris for my-"
If eyeballs are still in skull before Chuck rips it out of your sockets,
eyes turn to mercy....

The Possibilities are endless]]>Dec 24th 2009 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 23rd 2009 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/I totally didn't think of kids either, duh.

]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/And AFAIK they only last a certain amount of time so if they are special ones like this it might get costly.
But the healthcare bill was signed I hear, after removing abortion related assistance from it (typical religiously nutty USA stuff).]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 12:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
Hahaha, I hear you on that one. Apparently, if you didn't go to MIT or NC State, your school doesn't exist according to engadget.]]>Dec 24th 2009 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
"Excuse me, what color are my eyes?"
"Say what?"
"What color are my eyes?"
"Get your ass the hell away from me"]]>Dec 24th 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
yeah i really can't see anyone asking strangers what color their eyes are, it has some good uses, your family and friend would soon catch on and tell you "hey get an apple, youre eyes just turned green"]]>Dec 24th 2009 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/"Get your ass the hell away from me"

Uhm, did you just declare yourself to be ugly?
]]>Dec 24th 2009 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 2:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/
But not much use to you if you are colour blind. :/]]>Dec 24th 2009 6:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/Dec 24th 2009 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/researchers-receive-grant-to-develop-color-changing-contacts-for/So, I think, instead of total coloring, why not, such as the green line
appeared in the centre. ( but not too destructive size )]]>Dec 24th 2009 12:30PM