Okay, so this whole digital tattoo concept still seems more reasonable than littering one's body with
Zune imagery or the
BSOD message, but we're still a tad creeped out. Dreamed up by Jim Mielke, this minuscule, implantable display would reportedly connect to an artery and a vein for its power and could display caller ID information as well as video chats right on one's arm. Best of all, this thing won't become the source of all kinds of regret when you head over the hill, as it could also be used to constantly monitor certain aspects of your health and give you a heads-up if anything goes awry. If you're not squirming in your seat at the mere thought of this, it may indeed be right down your alley -- one day, that is.
[Thanks, D]
posted Feb 22nd 2008 2:58AM
Looking at that it would not only be a display but a touch screen. Now all we need is a computer in our skulls that it can connect to and all our sci fi wet dreams will start to become reality.
"Dreaming" this stuff up is nothing new. Half the people on this planet have come up with this idea. None of the artsy fartsy types that claim this as "their new invention" every few months has any idea how to make this real.
Less designer talk, more engineering please
I want one. Maybe two, for call waiting.
Glitch! Health Monitor!
kudos on the reboot reference
"Note to self....can you hear me now?"
What about really hairy people...like robin williams?
Well, hairy people -> WAXING
talk about a painful update... not sure i'd feel so happy with first generation iPod implanted into my arm...
iPod implants in your arm?....
.... THATS where they go? --in your arm?
...
damn!
The Oh-My-Bod iPod 'implant' goes somewhere else entirely. In fact, you have options.
the mark, the mark of the beast! holy crap, the end times are near.
Daaaamnn.... that's some "A Beautiful Mind" shit!!! Only cooler!!!
You might not need to connect it to an artery or vein; you could use some of these instead:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7241040.stm
And being hairy would be a perk!
so does this support multi-touch? hope it doesn't, or people will be pinching/stretching you just for a demo :p
That just opens up more placement possibilities ;p
I don't wanna think of the mobile pr0n app for this..!
This is the sort of thing where you wait for it to be *good* before doing it. Good meaning painless, reversible, simple and feature-rich.
Please come back when application is as simple as sprinkling some magic dust on your arm.
wow....nice but wat would happen when sum1 ask ur arm to make a call...lolz,,,,now i believe that the MATRIX could be true...just think if wouldn't like to be able to install any martial arts or a program to ur self....
Come on you all know how cool it would be to play n64 roms ON YOUR ARM though right...?
OMG that is SUCH a lame comment... LOL!
No.
will it play doom?
only if you are taking the latest graphic enhancing pill
But... will it blend?
Probably stolen from the OCTattoos in Peter F. Hamilton's Commonwealth Saga.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Saga
I hold prior art - I can´t believe it that this is already been thought of as I put it into a SciFi live-cinema film two years ago :)
If you are interested you can see more here:
http://www.prototypen.com/blog/falk/archive/002089.html
just read the comment above - isn´t it strange that people have the same ideas at the same time - collective mind of humanity
The Dark Mark! He is summoning us!
Does it use an ARM processor?
Look at the darn thing, its black and white! After a year, they will sell you the upgrade in color :) After that you will get duo version and then the quad.... Then they will have format wars. Should I buy the tattoo with HD or blu ray on it? Hmmmm
This is what I have been waiting for, I want a tattoo but I am really indecisive, Hopefully someone doesn't hack it to only show goatse
I'd be more inclined to manipulate her digital tattoo if it were on one of her funbags.
This is the sort of thing that needs to be on the back page of a Wired magazine.
Come on Engadget... since when do you report on art projects? This isn't real technology, it's not even a theoretical technology... it's some dream product that doesn't even have real science to back it up!
Thank you, you took the words right out of my mouth. "Blood fuel cell"‽ I mean, sure, there are glucose-oxygen fuel cells in the works, so power may not be an issue; but no, this makes no sense. He seems to have the ideas of e-ink and LCD mixed up (manipulating e-ink particles using LCD principles), and essentially proposes injecting "e-ink" into the skin (I'm pretty sure this is how he'd explain it in layman's terms). As we should know, this has no basis in reality. To those saying he stole this idea, I agree: he stole it from anyone who ever drew a cell phone on their wrist (eg, me in 5th grade). This is why engineers are inventors: because they understand science, and don't just go "Hey, you know that new e-ink stuff? Well what if we could inject it into the skin, and use it like a computer? That'll win me first place in that obscure design competition for sure!"
(PS, why was this an entry in a Greener Gadgets competition?)
Miam eInk?
Leela from Futurama: "According to this thing on my wrist...."
But will it blend?
Yes, but it will be a bit painful.
i'd love to see somebody sleeved out with these
I only see animated tattoos in my future. No more do people have to flex their muscles to make their tattoos speak or dance.
Now thats what I call technology. When your at work, send a quick text to your girlfriend or something. Or maybe when sitting in school, send text messages & things. This idea is insane, but I like it. Also, with the health part is concerned, thats a great idea I think. Nice find Engadget!
I don't like to imagine the world where my arm could go off while I'm making love.
The PORN Industry will love this. imagine porn right above your hand.......right above your ........
AW man someone keeps hacking my thoughts during tests at school.
I accidentally clicked opened some spam and got a free trojan. But is it for me OR is it a virus.
Oh no random pop ups!
I can definitely see this on the "things that may be linked to cancer "list. But at least you could go into "suspend mode" until there is a cure.
Hell yes! I've always wanted a watch tatooed onto my arm :D Now if only it could sync up via NTP too....
Thats taking it toooo far for me. Sounds like another way to monitor your activity. I will pass!
So ummm, they didnt think of Black people?
What the hell am i supposed to do now?
illuminated keyboard ;)
Have you ever seen a "black" person with a tattoo?
edzy: LOL.
Another option is removing melanocytes from an area and using a screen with skin-color pigmentation. The screen could show that color for off pixels and deactivate pigments for on (like white text on a black background).
There is a book, pandoras star that details this EXACT technology. (of course in the future its used as all sorts of other things)
Had another thought....well extra thought. This kinda sounds like something up Nintendo's alley as the real solution to users throwing their WII remotes...as the N-th rendition of the power glove.
Will that thing give updates on how many of those spiders on her shirt are hungry or angry enough to attack? That's what I'd be worrying about.
Yep, been thinking it for years! I've always said that the only way I would EVER get a tattoo is if I could make it move, change colors, and tell me the time. I've also always wondered if I'd be able to feel it moving... Ya never know... But hopefully soon I will. ;)