Here's What's Awesome: Computerized Contacts, Congressional Word Clouds

Something odd happened as I was putting together this week's compendium of awesome links: Kanye West wandered into my living room and said, "I'll let you finish this column in a minute, but Beyonce had some of the best awesome links EVER!" Then my cat booed him.

Tweet my contacts
And you thought your iPhone or Blackberry crammed an impossibly huge amount of processing power and data into a tiny device! A team at the University of Washington has found a way to send data to your contact lens using LED and radio waves. They're hoping that, with some improvements, the lenses can send you a range of information, from personal data about the individual you're looking at to your own vital signs. There's still a lot of questions to answer - for one, is sending messages to the eye really safe, given that most of us can't walk and talk on a cellphone at the same time? - but it's likely you'll soon be able to have your vision sensors to tell you when you've located Sarah Connor. [Wired]

I yield back the balance of my keywords
Want to keep up on Congress but don't have time to watch C-SPAN? There are some cool data visuals coming out that might help. I like Capitol Words, which makes word clouds for each member of Congress so you can see what he or she's been talking about. In the spirit of this week's news, I looked up the word cloud for South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson. No, "you lie" doesn't show up, but health care does. [via 10000Words.net]

It's not just a bike - it's a transformer!
YikeBike is a lightweight electric urban bicycle that you can fold up and carry with you. Mind you, this isn't a bike you'd take out into the woods, but on the other hand, your mountain bike can't fight Decepticons. [Likecool]

Now it's your turn: share an awesome link in the comments. Taylor Swift, you're exempt if you want.

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