Digital Tattoo Interface Turns Your Skin Into A Display

1:40PM November 11, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

There are implants which are purely aesthetic, and then there’s the Digital Tattoo Interface concept. It’s a blood-powered electronic interface which is embedded under skin to mimic a tattoo, display videos, or act as a phone or computer.

As great as it seems, this concept is seriously creepy because it powers itself by converting the glucose and oxygen found in blood into electricity. But somehow getting your blood sucked by a gadget is worth it for the endless potential applications. I’d probably just end up using it to moderate comments, but what would you do first with your implant? [Core77 via Geekologie]

Comments

  • Bennish

    November 11, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Skynet barcode

  • JD

    November 11, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    That is the coolest thing ever. The first photo suggests it can give a reading of your blood alcohol level. I want one for that reason and I want it now!

    btw. Facebook users click below? Below where? I can’t see any link (tried Opera and IE).

  • Keegan Lillo

    November 11, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Checking emails on your arm!!! or RSS or SMS or control music from my iPhone somehow. Right where do I sign up.

  • CJB

    November 12, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Will it give you a warning if you’ve been eating too much Spam?

    • vav

      November 12, 2009 at 1:55 PM

      if you’re eating spam, you’re eating too much spam

  • Daniel

    November 15, 2009 at 5:01 AM

    Well i suppose they could always use the same theory behind those “cloaking suits” where the suit is just a screen displaying what is being captured on the other side!

    Just an idea! Maybe this could treat your skin as a screen? and having cameras hidden around your body displaying appropriate images on the screen that gives the illusion of being invisible!?

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