Comments on: Interactive Electronic Tattoo

By: michael perry

michael perry — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:18:38 +0000

it seems like a cool idea but i would rather wait till they have more information on it. i want to see someone with one first and see what i think then.

By: ted

ted — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:37:40 +0000

Anybody can put a cell phone inside themselves today.

Just clean em when they come out.

By: tt

tt — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:35:11 +0000

sickos..

By: Talula

Talula — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:20:20 +0000

That’s ridiculous. I want ten.

By: randomhuman

randomhuman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:18:19 +0000

My first thought is: what can this do that a wafer thin screen strapped outside the skin can’t? And the answer is not a lot really. The fact that it is powered by blood is neat, but there are probably better ways. Also it has the disadvantage of requiring minor surgery every time you want to upgrade.

By: Steelfox

Steelfox — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:26:35 +0000

Think of the possibilities! If it’s powered by blood flow you could easily code the phone to call emergency services if the users heart rate went above or below certain thresholds. No need to call someone if you’re having a heart attack, you’re taken care of.

By: Mr. Kris

Mr. Kris — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:38:53 +0000

Does it come with Caller ID? Can you register your arm on the Do Not Call List? Can you put your arm on Speaker Phone? I have so many questions……

By: Money

Money — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:45:45 +0000

takes cheating to a whole new level ha ha.

By: Video Game Dork

Video Game Dork — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:21:09 +0000

Not a pipedream, but also not ‘here’ right now.

This would be cool, and I think it’s just a display (no interactivity beyond on/off), so I don’t think you’d dial keypads on your arm.

I would think it’d be much like a monochrome LCD, so it could be set to display caller ID, other text, the time, and depending on the resolution, animated characters or even mobil-phone quality video.

I wonder, though… if the device operates off of gluecose and such in the blood, would it be safe for diebetics? Would it have a significant impact on your caloric health? Would it have a waste product?

By: flitter

flitter — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:59:29 +0000

Looks like an article more aptly released on April 1.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:35:57 +0000

cool ‘comcept’
bionic human is a pipe dream

By: SnappyFish

SnappyFish — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:49:32 +0000

“When posting things like this you really must point to the fact that it’s a concept, not a functioning model.” I strongly agree. What’s up Neatorama?

Clotting and infection are a major risk with this, as they are with all current artificial veins and subcutaneous accesses.

By: theDON

theDON — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:06:50 +0000

useful or not, you’d still look a proper dickhead with a phone tattooed on your arm

By: epromos

epromos — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:50:14 +0000

This is one of the freakiest things I have ever heard of. I’d feel like way too much of a robot to ever have this done to me.

By: LV

LV — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:34:56 +0000

It would seem that the on off could be dealt with. As far as tracking goes, it would be just like any other cell phone.

By: uptonty

uptonty — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:34:05 +0000

I’d be up to volunteering myself for the experiments as long as they would knock me out for the installation. Unfurling under the skin…creeeeepy.

By: Halvor

Halvor — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:26:48 +0000

Oh, my god!! Want! Mine would always be on and show an animated tattoo!

By: mor

mor — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:30:33 +0000

i’ll wait until they come out with colored screens

By: Ashley

Ashley — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:04:02 +0000

From the article: “Could such an invasive device have harmful biological effects? Actually, the device could offer health benefits. That´s because it also continually monitors for many blood disorders, alerting the person of a health problem.”

Sounds pretty sweet, although the process of “unfurling” between the skin and muscle sounds very painful. Also I’m pretty paranoid about anything that could be used as Big Brother, and like Briannana said, it could be used to track you down or listen in on your conversations.

By: Briannana

Briannana — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:20:44 +0000

Come now. When posting things like this you really must point to the fact that it’s a concept, not a functioning model. Unless, of course, you are trying to stir people into a frothing frenzy. Me, even if they come out with such an implant, I will never put an electronic communications device inside of me, for several reasons.

I can almost guarantee that this would have long-term negative impacts on the sympathetic and central nervous system. And, it would be a huge “here I am” stamp” for whoever wanted to find me. Call me crazy, but no thank you.