A simple Slideshare I put together exploring how wearables may be turning us into the cyborgs of science fiction. It may not be as far away as we think... from Doctor Who's Daleks, to Robocop, Darth Vader, Inspector Gadget, the Borg, and more...

1. Thefutureofwearables…
EXPLAIN!

2. A cyborg (short for "cybernetic organism") is a
theoretical or fictional being with both organic
and biomechatronic parts. The term was coined in
1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.[1] D.
S. Halacy's Cyborg: Evolution of the Superman in
1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a
"new frontier" that was "not merely space, but
more profoundly the relationship between 'inner
space' to 'outer space' – a bridge...between mind
and matter."
From Wikipedia

3. Famous Cyborgs
from
Science Fiction

4. Robocop

5. Inspector
Gadget

6. Darth
Vader

7. Doctor Who’s
Cybermen

8. Sonic the Hedgehog’s
Dr.Robotnik

9. Star Trek’s
The Borg

10. The
Bionic
Woman

11. The
Terminator

12. Cybermen
Doctor Who’s
Daleks

13. Batman’s
Mr.Freeze

14. The
Six Million
Dollar Man

15. But is it
really just
science fiction?

17. Perhaps it’s here
sooner than we
think.

18. Cochlear
Implants

19. Pacemakers

20. Google Glass

21. We’re becoming
intimate
with technology.

22. Neil Harbisson’s
brain is wired to
a camera so he
can “hear” color.

23. Jens Neumann has
an artificial
vision system.

24. Nigel Ackland has
an independently
acting bionic arm.

25. Jerry Jalava, who lost
his finger, has a USB
drive prosthetic.

26. If we’re now wearing
our technology, isn’t
it more efficient to
just implant it?

27. Are wearables
turning us into
the cyborgs of
science fiction?

28. Image credits:
Cover: http://orig13.deviantart.net/aa03/f/2008/181/7/b/daleks_in_the_darkness_by_witch_king_42.jpg
Robocop: http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140108162354/video151/images/d/d9/Robocop_OmniCorp's_CES_2027_Presentation
Darth Vader: http://tobiasmastgrave.wordpress.com/tag/darth-vader/
Inspector Gadget: http://tinfoilstiaras.blogspot.com/2010/12/inspector-gadget.html
Locutus of Borg: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130214001845/memoryalpha/en/images/archive/5/51/20130424025031!LocutusOfBorg2367.jpg
The Terminator: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/the-terminator-trailers-from-hell
Cybermen: http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110722094234/tardis/images/5/58/Cybermen-series-6.jpg
Daleks: http://i.imgur.com/XgOIZSX.jpg
Dr. Robotnik: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Eggman
Mr. Freeze: http://gamona-images.de/584565/79e79a141c753cbc64193c132037a5b6.jpg
Six Million Dollar Man: http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/29200000/Six-Million-Dollar-Man-six-million-dollar-man-29206885-2560-2048.jpg
Bionic Woman: http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/s/u/p/super-jaimie-bionic-woman-tv-series-01-1-g.jpg
Cochlear Implants: http://i0.wp.com/www.medel.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/xray.jpg
Geordi LaForge: http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9400000/Lt-Commander-Geordi-La-Forge-star-trek-the-next-generation-9406844-1659-2560.jpg
Harbisson: http://xavieramat.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/neil_harbisson1.jpg
Nigel Ackland: http://gf2045.com/binaries/photo/f_137.jpg
Jerry Jalava: http://www.gamesaktuell.de/screenshots/1280x1024/2009/03/usb_stick_fingerprothese_02_090317121014.jpg
Inspiration, in part, from: http://list25.com/25-craziest-real-life-cyborgs/?view=all