What do you think of Deus Ex like augmentations?

[DaveofDefeat]

What would power them?

[Idobox]

What would power them?

Depends.

If it's low power, normal battery. That's what is used for retina and cochlear implants, as well as pacemakers. For retina and cochlea, the battery is usually outised with an inductive power transmission through the skin.

For more power, you'd have to go fuel cell. Inside your body, I imagine glucose/oxygen fuel cells would be the way to go, but current prototypes are still very low power. Otherwise, metal/air fuel cells are extremely promising in terms of charge to mass ratio. They are not exactly rechargeable, but the electrolyte can be recycled.

[Britpoint]

I saw this and it reminded me of this discussion. This isn't going to win any Olympic medals but... it's a safe bet transhumanists will never have to do the washing up again!

[vetrox]

The brain will always wear out. My body may be on the verge of death at 80 years of age. Theres no point getting new organs as the brains almost sludge at that point anyway. The only time its of any use is to allow younger dying people to survive to the point theiur brain cant.

Stupid brain...why u have to wear out