This IS a hoax, right?

[Skeptic]

...please tell me it is (http://www.bustachange.com/digital-tattoo-interface-turns-flesh-into-an-lcd/).

[Leif Roar]

It's a design concept, not an actual product.

[arthwollipot]

Sounds good to me. Where do I sign up?

[fuelair]

If they make it given extended possibilities it will become the clothes for many. Been used in various versions in SF for quite a while...

[Darat]

iArm? Just don't do anything naughty with that arm or Apple may withdraw your rights to use the arm!

[Everett Spair]

Very cool if they manage to make a robust working device.
Problems I can see with it is possibly infections from the incision or maybe even some power issues considering it will be hooked up to your arteries.

[INRM]

"We are the borg, you will be assimilated, resistance is futile"

[AvalonXQ]

I've read the cybernetics keeps getting pushed back because we're actually happier just using external devices without the risk or expense of surgery.
Why wouldn't I just have an iPhone and a wireless headset?

[INRM]

Also the fact that the equipment would become part of us is another issue, and that equipment could be manipulated.

[The Fallen Serpent]

Also the fact that the equipment would become part of us is another issue, and that equipment could be manipulated.

This might scare away a sizable minority, but I still largely agree with the point raised by AvalonXQ. Convenience versus intrusiveness of use. One of the comments on the page brought up the pain of upgrades. Another surgery!

Personally I can see these sorts of technologies catching on as specific subculture fads. Less intrusive implants like an earring phone might see broad based appeal. Subdermal implants would take many decades to reach a comforting acceptance.

On the weird side, I am both for techno plumaged performers and against the likely advertisement usage this will see.

[INRM]

I think both the fact that it the equipment could be manipulated is a serious danger, especially depending on what kind of equipment was fitted to the person. Regardless, the fact that you would need surgery everytime you need an upgrade would only make things worse.

[CJW]

what if you're left handed?

[volatile]

Not a hoax; I think there are several research projects on similar technologies.

[The Fallen Serpent]

I think both the fact that it the equipment could be manipulated is a serious danger, especially depending on what kind of equipment was fitted to the person. Regardless, the fact that you would need surgery everytime you need an upgrade would only make things worse.

As in the potential for privacy violations? That already exists with near ubiquitous cell phones/web cams and very tiny recording devices that can be hidden on an unsuspecting target. Fear of computer viruses that overload and cause a short circuit or even an electrical fire? That seems to be a greater worry. Yes, there are implications in this technology as with all technology. Implants in and of themselves are not where the manipulation danger comes in when compared to contemporary technology. The big hitch will be with technology that can give more subtle feedback. Something we are already dealing with and that is completely separate from implanted technology.

The new worries will be more an aggregation and continuation of current worries if anything. Basically the problems with wireless communicator arms are those of prosthetics and wireless communicators combined.

I look forward to the sexual implications if subdermal lighting becomes innocuous and relatively painless.

[Belgian thought]

I think both the fact that it the equipment could be manipulated is a serious danger, especially depending on what kind of equipment was fitted to the person. Regardless, the fact that you would need surgery everytime you need an upgrade would only make things worse.

Please refrain from giving Bill Gates ideas...:)

[BenBurch]

iArm? Just don't do anything naughty with that arm or Apple may withdraw your rights to use the arm!

And they will prohibit its use for "adult" purposes!

[I Ratant]

Also the fact that the equipment would become part of us is another issue, and that equipment could be manipulated.
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Please, please keep Microsoft out of the loop!
The "Blue Arm of Death"... so embarrassing when out in public!
And the continual updates, so irritating.
And all the hackers will descend this thing like flies on garbage.. or Vista, whichever.

[phunk]

It would be much easier (and less insane) to have a sleeve with the same functionality that was worn outside the skin.

[The Fallen Serpent]

It would be much easier (and less insane) to have a sleeve with the same functionality that was worn outside the skin.

Easier and more practical. It lacks the cool factor of a skin based display.

[ZirconBlue]

Put it on your stomach, and you can roleplay being a Teletubby!

[Ohforf]

Its a nice Idea, but the good old Screen/Keyboard Interface is pretty lame.
Using Blood as a Power Supply... :faint:
Why no connect directly to the Brain ?
Sure, this would need a high level of security.

[jeremyp]

Its a nice Idea, but the good old Screen/Keyboard Interface is pretty lame.


It's a rubbish idea. Why would you want the hassle of rolling up your sleeve all the time just to answer the phone?

Anyway, I guess the CPU must be an ARM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture)

[Loss Leader]

I like the fact that the designer just yada-yadas over the power source. "It runs on glucose and oxygen in the blood." Genius. It could be charged by a wireless battery (something that is very close to actually existing). Instead it's fueled by fairy dust.

Incidentally, if they're ever able to make electronics run on blood, I have a pretty good feeling that pacemakers will be first.

[bluesjnr]

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Crackle, Splutter, Splat - Ow!

(Smell of burning flesh and singed hair)

[Nosi]

It's a design concept, not an actual product.

Holy Mark of the Beast on Right Hand or Forehead Batman!:eek::eek:

[Nosi]

On the weird side, I am both for techno plumaged performers and against the likely advertisement usage this will see.

Techno plumaged performers?!?

[AvalonXQ]

Holy Mark of the Beast on Right Hand or Forehead Batman!:eek::eek:

Hey, with this tech, you can put the Mark of the Beast on your hand to get a sandwich, then change back to youtube while you eat it. ;)

[The Fallen Serpent]

Techno plumaged performers?!?

Think of the visual assault the likes of Bjork, Lady Gaga and Johnny Weir could attempt with implanted lighting. Some will enjoy, others will cringe. I will do both as it is interesting even when horrific.

[Travis]

Imagine getting one of these LCD tattoos, letting it heal up, then your buddy comes in with a new awesome LED tattoo with better resolution!

Damn!

[The Fallen Serpent]

Imagine getting one of these LCD tattoos, letting it heal up, then your buddy comes in with a new awesome LED tattoo with better resolution!

Damn!

A friend of mine described one reason her personal "mechanical friend" is superior to a man is the flashing LEDs. Finally, man can again compete against his mechanical rivals.

[Fishstick]

After bluescreen and blueballs, now you can blueskin!

[Arcade22]

Similar technology from MS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3XPUdW9Ryg

[Bill Thompson]

there is something coming that uses a projection, not a tatoo.
you wear a band on your bicept that projects a touch pad.

[Nosi]

The evil pranks people can play with this :toiletpap

[JWideman]

i like the fact that the designer just yada-yadas over the power source. "it runs on glucose and oxygen in the blood." genius. It could be charged by a wireless battery (something that is very close to actually existing). Instead it's fueled by fairy dust.

Incidentally, if they're ever able to make electronics run on blood, the robot apocalypse will begin.

ftyf

[Thunder]

i'll only get it if it has the numbers "666" on it.

[Safe-Keeper]

"Jimmy, no tattoos allowed in this class!"
"Sorry, miss Marshall, I'll shut it off!"

i like the fact that the designer just yada-yadas over the power source. "it runs on glucose and oxygen in the blood." genius. It could be charged by a wireless battery (something that is very close to actually existing). Instead it's fueled by fairy dust.I agree. Just awesome. Though I have to admit that the image of hooking my arm up to a power cable is awesome, too.

[Crazycowbob]

Screw all the technical uses, a tattoo you can change to whatever you want, whenever you want? That's good enough to sell right there!

[Safe-Keeper]

That'd very possibly be a far better way to market it.
Not that I know much about marketing or the tattoo/cell phone/implant business.

[rjh01]

Even better idea. Have a machine that drains most of your energy from your blood and converts it into electricity. Great weight loss method. Will make its inventor very rich.

I would say that the risk of infection would be high.

[383LQ4SS]

Imagine getting one of these LCD tattoos, letting it heal up, then your buddy comes in with a new awesome LED tattoo with better resolution!

Damn!

Exactly...great idea until its obsolete a year later. Or worse yet...broken with no money to fix it and out of warranty. There will be a large portion of the poor population walking around with broken cell phone/computers embedded in thier arms...lol.

[Nosi]

Even better idea. Have a machine that drains most of your energy from your blood and converts it into electricity. Great weight loss method. Will make its inventor very rich.

I would say that the risk of infection would be high.

America will be a super POWER!