I began with a Share Bear, a TV-B-Gone kit, and a bottle of Corsendonk.
Anaesthesia was contraindicated, to allow the surgeons to test the subject's reactions to the implants as new functions came online. A supracaudal incision was made, running to the top of the cranium. The subject was then disemboweled.
The infrared emitters were fastened into metal LED holders with rubber backstops, available from RadioShack. They were chosen both for their functionality and for their lack of aesthetic subtlety.
The patient in mid-operation. The frontal cranial enhancement is already functional by this point, but the ventral LEDs have not been attached to the main circuit board.
All functions are online. Suture, close. The surgeon has switched to Aventinus by this point.
Ventral view. Note the "Third Eye," the power LED.
Dorsal view. The button for activation is located on the sinister side, mid-dorsal. Teh s3w1ng, I fail at it... or does it give the bear character?
The bear is powered by a triple pack of AAA's for extra tummy-power goodness. Testing it was fun -- standing in the university's coffee shop, wearing a trench coat and bow tie, I held aloft the pink Care Bear with blinking third eye before the brand new, gimonstrous LG flat-panel, which promptly blinked out of existence. There was no subtlety involved, but some amusing stares. The bear in action:
