There Is No Spoon…
April 7, 2005

… but there is a cockamamie company named Sony who’s ushering in the end of humankind a la The Matrix:
The Japanese entertainment giant has patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain, with the goal of enabling a person to see movies and play video games in which they smell, taste and perhaps even feel things.
So which games are you particularly craving to “smell” or “taste” any time soon? Besides Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball…

Sony patents ‘real life Matrix’ [Sydney Morning Herald]
My goodness. The movie Brainstorm has become a reality…
[…] Massively Multiposter Best of Niner Niner Roundup, ‘05 Has Sony ‘patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain’? Sc […]
[…] ese last few days on the Niner Niner collaborative weblog network. Hope you enjoy! Has Sony ‘patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain’? Sc […]
[…] S aggregator plugin Best Niner Niner posts from this week Has Sony ‘patented an idea for transmitting data directly into the brain’? Sc […]