It's come to our attention that the media's favourite cybernetically-enhanced human - Kev "Captain Cyborg" Warwick of Reading Uni - earlier this week demonstrated an echolocation hat for blind people on the Beeb's The One Show.

Nothing remarkable about that, you might think, but check out (http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/article/2008/05/mm_echolocation.shtml) just whose hat had the honour of bearing the prototype:

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/article/2008/05/mm_echolocation.shtml)

Yup, that's one of our old vulture logo baseball caps, and no mistake. Suffice it to say, we're not going to take this provocation lying down, and are as we speak preparing an apparel-based counterstrike. Watch this space. ®

Bootnote

Thanks to Daniel John for the tip-off.

Captain Cyborg: Resistance is futile

Captain Cyborg plans to milk you, human scum (18 March 2008)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/18/captain_cyborg_cow_suspecies/
Captain Cyborg pushes kid chipping via Maddy abduction case (15 May 2007)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/cyborg_abduction_chips/
Captain Cyborg invades Second Life (23 April 2007)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/23/warwick_second_life/
Captain Cyborg pays homage to El Reg (19 December 2006)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/19/warwick_praises_reg/
Captain Cyborg acquires Dalek capability (20 April 2006)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/20/warwick_dalek/
Captain Cyborg to write UK science funding guidelines (18 May 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/18/captain_cyborg_research_funding/
Captain Cyborg - that healthcare program in full (17 May 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/17/captain_cyborg_health_warning/
Captain Cyborg gives forth on CNN (17 May 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/17/warwick_on_cnn/
Labour MP backs Captain Cyborg shocker (24 March 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/24/captain_cyborg_edm/
Captain Cyborg to risk all for science (2 August 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/02/captain_cyborg_chips_brain/
Captain Cyborg: 'I know Kung Fu!' (14 May 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/14/letters_1405_warwick/
Captain Cyborg terrorises UK conference (12 May 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/12/captain_cyborg_conference/
Captain Cyborg is back: official (29 April 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/29/captain_cyborg_is_back/
Captain Cyborg issues chilling TV warning (18 February 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/18/captain_cyborg_issues_chilling_tv/
Captain Cyborg faces Canadian challenge (15 January 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/15/captain_cyborg_faces_canadian_challenge/
Kev Warwick cyberkiddie no closer to activation (2 January 2004)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/02/kev_warwick_cyberkiddie_no_closer/
Captain Cyborg returns with Wi-Fi rhubarb! (23 September 2003)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/23/captain_cyborg_returns_with_wifi/
Captain Cyborg is a Media Tart. True (11 September 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/11/captain_cyborg_is_a_media/
Kid-chipper Cap Cyborg reported to police, social services (6 September 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/06/kidchipper_cap_cyborg_reported/
Cap Cyborg to chip 11 year old in wake of UK child killings (2 September 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/09/02/cap_cyborg_to_chip/
Captain Cyborg takes the pee on Radio 5 Live (5 August 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/05/captain_cyborg_takes_the_pee/
Captain Cyborg gets oil-check at BBC (1 August 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/01/captain_cyborg_gets_oilcheck/
Cyborg strip-searched by Air Canada (22 March 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/03/22/cyborg_stripsearched_by_air_canada/
Captain Cyborg Lives! (22 March 2002)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/03/22/captain_cyborg_lives/
Captain Cyborg becomes nutritionist and mind-reader in one day (12 October 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/12/captain_cyborg_becomes_nutritionist/
Did Captain Cyborg implant a dog tracking chip? (5 October 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/05/did_captain_cyborg_implant/
Reg jealous of my success, claims Captain Cyborg (4 October 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/04/reg_jealous_of_my_success/
Captain Cyborg becomes a film critic (20 September 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/09/20/captain_cyborg_becomes_a_film/
Captain Cyborg puts on Cassandra act again (11 September 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/09/11/captain_cyborg_puts_on_cassandra/
Captain Cyborg crops up in Focus magazine (10 August 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/08/10/captain_cyborg_crops_up/
Captain Cyborg plans to build a better bionic nose (5 July 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/07/05/captain_cyborg_plans_to_build/
Captain Cyborg infects Ireland (27 June 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/27/captain_cyborg_infects_ireland/
Lunatic pulls gun on Captain Cyborg (18 June 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/18/lunatic_pulls_gun_on_captain/
Captain Cyborg goes on a lecture tour (11 June 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/11/captain_cyborg_goes/
Kevin Warwick wanders into Reg territory (30 April 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/04/30/kevin_warwick_wanders_into_reg/
Captain Cyborg back on the BBC (25 April 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/04/25/captain_cyborg_back/
Captain Cyborg: I'm embarrassed to speak (9 March 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/09/captain_cyborg_im_embarrassed/
Captain Cyborg's media monkey business back (23 January 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/23/captain_cyborgs_media_monkey_business/
No! No! No! Captain Cyborg is back (4 January 2001)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/01/04/no_no_no_captain_cyborg/
Captain Cyborg spouts rubbish on CNN (12 December 2000)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/12/captain_cyborg_spouts_rubbish/
Kevin Warwick: a life in pictures (11 December 2000)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/11/kevin_warwick_a_life/