Fruit Sticker To Replace Human Senses
Robert Klein, an Albuquerque, N.M. psychologist, has developed a sticker that shows when fruit is ripe.
Humans used to be able to make this determination on their own using innate tactile and olfactory senses. But since withdrawing from their natural environment, they respond only to visual and aural stimulation on display screens.
Klein's company, Redi Ripe, plans to market the stickers next year.
If the technology works, it may find other uses. With some adjustment, the stickers might be capable of reading electroencephalographic information from the brain. This would enable observers to assess the mood of anyone wearing a sticker, thereby alleviating the need to rely on archaic indicators like facial expression, body posture, or raised weaponry.
