For Christmas, one of the presents I gave to my children (aka Dad’s Grandson (13 years old) and Granddaughter (12 years old) in this blog) is Google Cardboard. It is a simple, fun and affordable way to experience virtual reality (VR) using a cardboard viewer and your smartphone. There are apps that offer a wide range of VR experiences. You can ride a virtual rollercoaster, experience key moments in Katniss’ journey in the Hunger Games, feel the force as a secret agent for the Resistance in Disney’s new Star Wars VR app, visit the bottom of the sea or the surface of Mars in one afternoon with Google’s Expedition Pioneer Program, and engage in news programming from the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Granddaughter had Dad give Google Cardboard a try this weekend. Google Cardboard can be quite the diversion!
Google’s patented “cancer fighting” wristband: Nanoparticle Phoresis
One of the Google Cardboard headlines this past week was “Doctors use Google Cardboard to explore a heart, save a life.” Wow! It made
me wonder, “What does the technology future hold for eliminating cancer?” Last spring, MDT reported that Google had been working on a cancer-detecting pill that may be used in conjunction with a wristband device that would detect cancerous cells and possibly target or destroy those cancerous cells in the blood. Who knows if and when these may come to fruition. Yet, it sure is nice to envision a day when Dad would not have to experience chemotherapy and radiation. Dad would just pop a Google pill and wear a Google wristband.
For now, Dad will have to stick with Google Cardboard and immerse himself in another world without cancer through virtual reality.
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