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If you happen to have a spare MacBook lying around, and you’re at all intrigued by Axiotron’s ModBook tablets, you’ll probably be stoked to hear that the company is now taking orders on their website to convert personal MacBooks into the devices. Prices start at around $1,300 — far less than buying a new one, which go for a base price of $2,290. Modification kits are being sent out to a network of authorized modders, the nearest of which will contact you once you place your order to set up an appointment for the so-called “transformation.” You’re totally out of luck, however, if you were looking to have your brand new, aluminum MacBook “transformed” because they’re apparently “too cool” to submit to the keyboard denuding-degradation Axiotron requires. As if.

[Via Notebooks.com]

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It wouldn’t be as much of an icebreaker as saying you have a bionic eye, but University of Colorado Hospital’s Jeffrey Olson has developed a procedure for improving eyesight that involves injecting nano-sized semiconductors called “quantum dots” into the retina. These dots stimulate electrical activity in working parts of the eye and slows degradation in the rest, and early tests on rats have been shown to successfully increase perception. Although intended for those with damaged vision, this might be just the thing for watching your neighbors’ HBO from the comforts of your windowsill — hey, we won’t judge you.

[Via New Scientist]